Question
what economic system as south carolina defending by seceding?
a.industrial capitalization
b.mercantilism
c. Agrarian slavery based economy
d.socialist cooperatives
a.industrial capitalization
b.mercantilism
c. Agrarian slavery based economy
d.socialist cooperatives
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South Carolina, when it seceded from the Union in 1860, was primarily defending an **agrarian slavery-based economy** (option c). The state's economy was heavily reliant on agriculture, particularly the cultivation of cash crops like cotton, which depended on slave labor. This economic system was a key factor in the staunch defense of slavery and ultimately led to the state's decision to secede from the Union.