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How did the cash crop system of the southerns colonies economy furl the growth of the transatlantic slave trade

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The Middle Colonies were able to grow large quantities of crops because the farmers used slaves to help grow their crops without spending money on wages. Cash crops affected the development of slavery because the more valuable the crops were, the more slaves were needed for the colonies to make more money.

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