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Why did Southern society resist the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War?
The abolitionist movement was seen as a threat to Southern industrialization.
Southern society believed abolition would lead to increased immigration to the region.
The abolitionist movement was primarily supported by Southern politicians.
The Southern economy was heavily dependent on enslaved labor for agricultural production.
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The Southern economy was heavily dependent on enslaved labor for agricultural production.
Explanation: Southern wealth and political power rested on plantation agriculture (cotton, tobacco, rice, etc.) that relied on enslaved labor. Abolition threatened planters’ property, incomes, and the region’s social and racial order, so Southerners resisted the movement.
Explanation: Southern wealth and political power rested on plantation agriculture (cotton, tobacco, rice, etc.) that relied on enslaved labor. Abolition threatened planters’ property, incomes, and the region’s social and racial order, so Southerners resisted the movement.
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