Slavery started in the colonies because the colonists needed cheap labor to grow the economy quickly by exporting things to England and some parts of Europe.
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I was confused by chosing between two first options but then I've realized which should be the right one. The only one option that suits to be the major cause of the post-war recession in the United States is the third: 3. transition from wartime production to peacetime production
Explanation:
Seven years after their daughter's birth, they split up because Melba wants to be a reporter and work, and John wants a housewife. Melba goes to journalism school at Columbia and becomes a reporter.