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2. How did the climate of the South, as opposed to the North, contribute to the widespread use of slavery?

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The South needed the slave population to grow labor-intensive tobacco, cotton, and rice. The North needed the slave population to manufacture industrial goods in factories.
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The South needed the slave population to grow labor-intensive tobacco, cotton, and rice. The North needed the slave population to manufacture industrial goods in factories.
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