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What was one of the arguments used by southern slaveholders to justify the institution of slavery?

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It enabled the South to develop an industrial economy.
It enabled the South to develop an industrial economy.

It would end when the Southern economy became more industrial.
It would end when the Southern economy became more industrial.

It was critical for the South's agricultural economy.
It was critical for the South's agricultural economy.

It had been practiced in colonial times in the northern states.
It had been practiced in colonial times in the northern states.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It was critical for the South's agricultural economy.

Southern slaveholders argued that slavery was essential for the cultivation of cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, and sugar, which were vital to the South's economy.