THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
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It was essential for their economy
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Slaves liked being owned as property
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It was not important for Southern economy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Origins of American Slavery Most of those enslaved in the North did not live in large communities, as they did in the mid-Atlantic colonies and the South. Those Southern economies depended upon people enslaved at plantations to provide labor and keep the massive tobacco and rice farms running.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1840, the South grew 60 percent of the world’s cotton and provided some 70 percent of the cotton consumed by the British textile industry. Thus slavery paid for a substantial share of the capital, iron, and manufactured goods that laid the basis for American economic growth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Slavery, as predominantly practiced in the South during the mid 1800’s, aided in the growth of the North’s industrialization and wealth. Cotton grown in the South was sent to Northern factories who in turn made cotton products. These products were shipped from Northern ports to other ports around the world.