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Today, society sees slavery as a moral issue. During the antebellum era, how did the South mainly view slavery?

A.
as an economic issue
B.
as a geographic issue
C.
as a demographic issue
D.
as a health-care issue

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Answer: as an economic issue

Explanation: During the antebellum era, the South mainly saw slavery as an economic issue. The South's economy was primarily based upon agriculture and slave labor. The South realized that if slavery were abolished, their entire economic system would be destroyed.

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A it was an Economic issue

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