60-Second Civics: Episode 4535, The Economics of Slavery: Black History Month, Part 4
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English - February 04, 2022 08:00 - 1 minute - ★★★★ - 76 ratingsCourses Education education civics civic education service learning law history constitution constitution day government we the people Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The South became increasingly dependent on the labor of enslaved African Americans, especially after the invention of the cotton gin in 1793. Cotton was a main cash crop. This dependence on forced labor led to the refusal of the South to abolish slavery.
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