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How did southern politicians react to slave revolts?

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Southerners feared the revolts; they separated families and broke tight bonds. Throughout the South, fear was put to a place where the slaves outnumbered the free people. A revolt would destroy the economy, (reliant on slave labor), and had a high chance of resulting in violence.  
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