How was the economy of the South in the 1850s connected to the culture of slavery?

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Michael Fitzpatrick · Answer 1 · 2017-12-20T09:09:02+0000

The main way in which the economy of the South in the 1850s was connected to the culture of slavery is that slaves were the primary labor force used to harvest the crops that the South produced (mainly cotton at this time).

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