History

Question

Slave labor in the Old South was used to produce cotton and tobacco:

O which funded most of the wealth in northern industries.

© which set the stage for the emergence of cancer in the young nation.

© as well as wheat, corn, and sweet potatoes

Answer

O which funded most of the wealth in northern industries.

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During the antebellum period, the southern economy was heavily dependent on the production of cotton and tobacco, which were primarily cultivated using slave labor...