Economic Factors of Slavery in the U.S.
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There were at least three economic factors that played a part in establishing African slavery in the United States: the need for a large number of laborers to work plantations, the tariff policy that increased the price of manufactured goods, and the agricultural nature of the SouthÆs economy. Plantations required a much larger number of workers than could be supplied locally, and slaves were imported to fulfill that need. The maintenance of slaves did incur cost, but not as much as if they were paid a standard wage. The tariff policy was a main driver for keeping the South agricultural as opposed to industrial. While the North was in the midst of industrialization, the South stayed with agriculture to avoid having to pay the high tariffs on imported goods which would have been necessary to support industry. Finally, the agricultural econ
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