Slavery in the south changed drastically within two or three generations from its earliest introduction in the United States Slaves became property and therefore had no legal rights and became a status from which one could not escape. This was due to:

a. The expansion of industry and its need for labor
b. The economic predominance of small farms and its need for labor
c. The economic predominance of the plantation system and its need for labor
d. Changes in the religious values of southerners


ANS: c

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