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"southern planters owed northern bankers and other creditors about $300 million, and much of this immense sum would be lost----as, in fact, it later was---- should the Union dissolve. New England textile mills were fed with cotton raised by the slaves, and a disrupted labor system might cut off this vital supply and bring unemployment."

-- American Pageant 13e

Hope this helps whoever is taking AP US history

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