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It forced the cotton plantation owners (the South's biggest industry and export) to pay their (from now on) employees and allow them to leave if they wanted to. The South's economy was however most affected by the Civil War that had completely stopped the South's cotton export. At the end of the war the Southern States found that India and Egypt had in the meantime largely taken over the cotton market. The banning of slavery and the resulting rising of the cost of labor thus mainly added to the many economic problems the South faced as a result of the Civil War.
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Why was south afraid of slavery being outlawed?
Because much of the souths economy depended on it.
Why did the secede after Lincoln was elected president?
because he wanted to abolish slavery and the souths economy depended on slavery for field work while the north had factories to fuel their economy
How did the cash crop indigo help southern colonies?
By using it as a dye in the making of clothes
How did forwardthinking southerners want to change the souths economy?
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Was souths ecoonomy based on slavery?
yes, it was. they needed the slaves to harvest their crops, such as cotton
To what extent was cotton production and slavery more a burden to the South than a benefit?
Slaves were expensive and cotton was a very hard crop to raise and maintaine. If a harvest of cotton failed it would negativiley impant the Souths economy.
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.
How did the civil war hurt the souths economy?
it caused inflation, prices rose 9,000 percent %
What was the souths economy like during the civil war?
Before the War it was great. During and afterwards it was terrible.
What is so interesting about South Korea?
It is separated from North Korea, and Souths' economy is better than norths'.
Why did the south distrust Lincoln?
Because he did not get any southern voters and he did not believe in slavery (wich the souths echnomy was based upon).
What were the social and economic battles fought during the civil war?
The social and economic battles fought during the civil war began with the Souths dependence on slave labor. Their economy depended on the good picked and farmed by the slave. The end of slavery threatened that way of life.
