Which of the following best explains the dependence of the Southern economy on slavery?
a. immigrants who opposed slavery did not settle in the South
b. the Southern economy was rural and consisted mostly of plantations
c. the South needed slave labor to support its manufacturing economy
d. enslaved Africans were well suited to working in the hot Southern climate
Ans: b. the Southern economy was rural and consisted mostly of plantations
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