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How did southern slaveholders claim that the North benefited from slavery?

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They demonstrated that slavery was the foundation of the entire American economy.
They demonstrated that slavery was the foundation of the entire American economy.

They pointed out that the North's textile industry depended on southern cotton.
They pointed out that the North's textile industry depended on southern cotton.

They argued that upholding slavery prevented unnecessary political divisions.
They argued that upholding slavery prevented unnecessary political divisions.

Answer 1

Southern slaveholders claimed that the North benefited from slavery by pointing out that the North's textile industry depended on southern cotton. This argument was used to illustrate the interconnectedness of the economies and to assert that abolitionist movements in the North would negatively impact Northern industries that relied on slave-produced goods.