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Why was slavery more common in the colony of South Carolina?

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Slaves represented Southern planters' most significant investment—and the bulk of their wealth. Building a commercial enterprise out of the wilderness required labor and lots of it. For much of the 1600s, the American colonies operated as agricultural economies, driven largely by indentured servitude.Mar 6, 2018

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