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How important was the institution of slavery to the development of the untied states

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Slavery was so profitable, it sprouted more millionaires per capita in the Mississippi River valley than anywhere in the nation. With cash crops of tobacco, cotton and sugar cane, America's southern states became the economic engine of the burgeoning nation

The importance of the West Indian colonies

The shortage of labor.

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