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Forced labor was essential to the success of the the South because its plantation economy could not have survived without it. From tobacco, to rice cultivation, and finally with the rise of 'King Cotton', the more the plantation agriculture expanded, the more the South's economy became dependent on slavery. Slavery was basically indispensable to the South.

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The Southern Economy Rested On What?

the southern economy's counted on Cotton and Slaves . just Cotton and Slaves


Which was not a contribution to the shift of the Southern economy toward slavery?

slaves


How did slaves help the southern economy?

slaves would do the work while the while man relaxed and got the income!


In the north where slaves were not an important part of the economy slavery was viewed as what?

a necessary evil


Who supported slavery and why?

Slavery in the southern states was supported by plantation owners who made their money off of crops. They believed that slaves were necessary to keep the southern economy going, so slaveholders were not willing to let their slaves go.


What did the economy revolve around in the southern colonies?

slaves, cotton, farming, that sort of stuff


Why did southern states refused to abolish slavery?

Because their economy relied on the slaves to pick cotton


What type of economy did southern colonies have?

The southern colonies had an agricultural economy, with cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo driving their prosperity. Slave labor played a significant role in the economy of the southern colonies, especially in large plantations. Trade with Europe also played a key role in the economy of the southern colonies.


The economy of the Southern Colonies was?

The Southern Colonies were of an agrarian economy, so they worked in agriculture, which called for plantations for the crops and the slaves to work on the crops. This became so deeply rooted that this is why the Southern Colonies that were soon to be the Southern States wished for slavery to be legal in the US.


What was arguments used by southern slaveholders to justify the institution of slavery?

Southern slaveholders justified slavery using arguments based on economics, religion, and racial superiority. They argued that slavery was necessary for maintaining the Southern economy, that slaves were better off under their care, and that Africans were racially inferior and thus suited for servitude.


Did the southerners defended slavery by staring that slaves were necessary for economic survival?

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.


Did families in the south own slaves?

yes. in the early history of America, it was almost necessary for southern plantation owners to have slaves. But most families in the south only had one or two slaves.