It was the main activity of the Southern economy and thwarted industrialization.
Explanation:
Before the Civil War, the North tended to have an economy that was increasingly industrial, it was not the case in the South. The economy in the South was much more based on agriculture, and it was thus much more rural(it had only three major cities, New Orleans, Vicksburgh and Atlanta) as well as the capital of the Confederacy Richmond Virginia.
On the eve of the Civil War, the South had 4 million slaves(the population was roughly 9 million people. Most white people did not own slaves(those who were slave owners had less than 10 slaves generally) and were poor farmers working on the lands left over by the planters. 80 % of the industries were in the North which explains why the South eventually lost the war.
The Civil War ravaged the South, nevertheless it made possible its industrialization by destroying the institution of slavery and the aristocracy which thrived on it. The exportation of cotton had brought great wealth to the south, but the wealth had been unevenly distributed.
Answer:
Stephen Colbert
Explanation:
Stephen Colbert, is a modern political commentators use satire to focus attention on injustice in his late night talk shows. Political satires are mainly intended for the entertainment of the public and as a method of advancing political arguments where such arguments are expressly forbidden.
This is true. It was relatively small given the extent to which slavery had been debated for some time. It enacted the fugitive slave act and banned slavery in Washington D.C.
Expenditure its the act of spending money
