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Yes it was. That was the whole point behind white slave owners arguments for slavery. They argued there plantations could not run properly without slaves picking the amount of cotton needed to be picked daily. Without the amount being reached the South could not export its most important crop.
no economic growth cannot be possible without devlopment
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Some people would say no, but the truth is yes.
economic power is more important because without an economic power we would have a military power.
The "Peculiar Institution" was and remains a common euphemism for slavery in the U.S. southern slave states. People to this day will speak of "the South's Peculiar Institution" as a way of referring to slavery without actually using the word "slavery."
The "Peculiar Institution" was and remains a common euphemism for slavery in the U.S. southern slave states. People to this day will speak of "the South's Peculiar Institution" as a way of referring to slavery without actually using the word "slavery."
The institution of slavery refers to a system in which individuals are owned by others as property and are forced to work without pay. Slavery has been practiced throughout history in various forms, and it typically involves the exploitation and dehumanization of those who are enslaved.
Pro-slavery refers to beliefs, actions, or policies that support or advocate for the institution of slavery, in which individuals are treated as property and forced to work without pay.
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The plantation system of the south had been built on slavery, in many Southerners feared that their economy couldn't survive without it.
Slavery replaced the system of indentured servitude in many parts of the world, including the American colonies. Slavery involved the forced labor of individuals for the benefit of their owners, without the promise of eventual freedom.
Yes, some Southerners argued that slavery was necessary for their economic survival because plantations relied on cheap labor to be profitable. They believed that without slave labor, the Southern economy would suffer greatly.
The Confederate Constitution prohibited the international slave trade but permitted the domestic institution without restriction and forbade any Confederate state to abolish it.
A euphemism for slavery could be "forced labor" or "bonded labor." These terms are sometimes used to describe situations where individuals are coerced into working without proper compensation or freedom.
Cheap free labor was the only way of producing cotton - and lots of it. Following the invention of the cotton gin, cotton become "king" in the South, comprising a majority of its exports. Without slavery, cotton could not be harvested, and the large plantation holders would surely be in ruins. Though the owners of huge plantations did not amass to a majority in the South, they were the political leaders and drove the economy. For the economic and political success of both the South and the plantation owners, the institution of slavery had to continue.
Southern states governments were pleased by the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision because it reinforced the rights of slave owners and declared African Americans as non-citizens. This decision protected the institution of slavery and helped maintain the social and economic order in the South.