Which factor most influenced the southern way of life?

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Most of the population lived in cities.
Most of the population lived in cities.

Most white southerners worked in factories.
Most white southerners worked in factories.

Most crops were tended with slave labor.
Most crops were tended with slave labor.

Most white southerners were recent immigrants.

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The factor that most influenced the southern way of life is:

Most crops were tended with slave labor.

This practice was central to the economy and social structure of the Southern states before the Civil War.