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Why was slavery important to the econmy in the south before the civil war?
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Was slavery important to economic growth in the US?
it was the southern lifestyle and they enjoyed it since they had people working for them. that led to the Civil War and at the time when slavery was becoming a problem America had states, not colonies.
What were 5 political social and economic issues that were associated with the civil war?
Secession- where they thought of their state before their country. Slavery. states' rights. sectionalism. election of 1860.
What did the north have an economy based on before the civil war?
The north had an economy based on Manufacturing this made northerners oppose slavery because slaves could have taken their jobs
What was the new labor system that developed in the south after the civil war that kept most freedmen economically?
Sharecropping was the main labor system in the South after the Civil War. It seemed like a fair idea, but it ended up very similar to slavery. It would keep the laborer in constant debt.
Why would the ending of slavery hurt the southern economy?
In the time period before the US Civil War, the years between 1800 & 1860, as an example, ending slavery all at once would have disrupted the economy of the South. The slave workers who were not paid, would be freed slave or Southern farmhands who would have had to be paid. It's clear that such a large disruption would adversely affect a large portion of the large plantations growing cotton and tobacco. A more logical way would be to as rapidly as possible, create a step by step elimination of slavery based on a system that would do the most good without extending slavery too long in the USA. Lincoln looked at the method the British used in eliminating slavery in the West Indies. There slave owners were compensated by the government in order to make the transition more feasible. Based on the $multi million cost of the Civil War on both sides, compensating slave owners would most certainly be less than the cost of the War. This does even speak about the loss of life & limbs that no cost can be attached to.
What was the cornerstone of the southern econmy before the civil war?
cotton
How important was slavery in the civil war?
The civil war happened because of slavery.
Before the Civil War why was slavery more important to the South than it was to the North?
Slavery was more important to the South than it was to the North, because the South's economy relied on agriculture.
How is an abolitionist important to the Civil War?
An abolitionist was important in the civil war because abolitionists wanted to abolish or get rid of slavery. And for a lot of people the war was about slavery.
What issue was the most important of the civil war?
slavery
Why was slavery important to the economy in the south before civil war?
The economy was mainly agricultural and needed many people to work in the fields.
Why was slavery important to the economy in the South before the Civil War?
The economy was mainly agricultural and needed many people to work in the fields.
What is true in slavery us before civil war?
No
How many Years of slavery did we have before civil war?
Slavery lasted from 1607 to 1865.
What important events happened during slavery?
the civil war
Why was slavery so important to the Texas economy before the civil war?
The economy was mainly agricultural and needed many people to work in the fields.
Is Alabama a slavery state or a free state?
before the civil war, Alabama was a slavery state.
