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What did the economy of the south depend on?

The Economy of the South depended on slavery.


What strengths did the North and South have in the US Civil War?

the south couldn make bullets and keep up like the south because they depended on slavery while the north depended on machinery


Why was south afraid of slavery being outlawed?

Because much of the souths economy depended on it.


How did the abolition of slavery divide the North and South of the United States?

The north had factories, and had a more urban lifestyle. The south, however, had a more agricultural lifestyle, and depended on slavery.


Why was the south mainly depended on slavery labor?

There really isn't a specific reason 'why' the South depended on slavery labor. They just chose to. Plantations owners knew that keeping their crops maintained would be a lot of work so that's why slave labor came in to place.


Did Georgia have slavery in the 1700's?

Yes, Georgia did have slavery in the 1700's. In the 1700's, the south depended greatly upon farmland. The only way to farm quickly and get money, people would use slaves. The north was less depended and so didn't need as much slavery as the south did. Hope this helps!


What is a fact about Southern slavery?

One of the most important facts about slavery in the South in the antebellum period was that the large Southern plantations depended on slave labor to run them. Because of this dependence, slavery became a fact of life in the South.


What was lincolns biggest concern when he thought about freeing the slaves?

About how the South would react to it since their economy depended on slavery.


What were some issues the north and the south had prior to the civil war?

Slavery! The SOuthern States had the cotton industry that the North depended no.


How was industrialization in the north was different than plantation life in the south?

The plantations depended on slavery. The factories did not want slavery, couldn't use it, needed the free movement of skilled labour.


What was the same and the difference in slavery in the north and the south?

The north became industrialized and depended on paid workers while the south needed slave labor for their very large plantations.


Was slavery in the north or the south?

Both. It died out in the North, because it did not fit the factory system. It would have died out in the South, but the invention of the cotton-gin enabled the growth of huge plantations that depended on slave-labour.