The most important reason was economical: slavery was profitable for slave owners in the South, and they were against its abolishing. The southern plantations were very work -intensive, so a lot of work was needed and slave labour was a very cheap source of labour that the owners didn't want to give up upon.
the correct answer is <span>B. The Southern plantation economy depended on slavery. </span>
Subsistence crops are grown for the direct benefit of the farmer and their family. Cash crops are grown to deliberately be sold. ... Cotton makes a poor subsistence crop because you can't eat it and it has to be processed before it's useful (ginned, spun and woven)
"Textiles was the first industry to industrialize in Great Britain."
