The answer to this question is: <span>extending the "social safety net" rather than cutting taxes</span>
South Carolina used slaves for the same reasons every other state used them for. It helped save them money,
For example, they have to pay someone for work but they used African Americans as slaves by forcing them into labor and not paying them. Resulting in saving of money
So it was important to South Carolina to help save money as well as pick cotton for other important uses.
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