Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?

a) Northern whites were not as racist as southern whites.
b) More reformers lived in the North.
c) The northern colonies used Indian labor instead.
d) The small farms of the northern colonies did not need slaves.


Answer: d) The small farms of the northern colonies did not need slaves.

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a. It solved the nation's budget problems by eliminating workers' benefits. b. It gave ordinary workers new rights and benefits including a minimum wage. c. It was able to solve the problems of economic depression. d. It collapsed in 1926, allowing Raymond Poincaré's Cartel of the Left to take power. e. It remained in power until the German invasion of 1942.

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