Economically, why was slavery common in the Southern states but not the Northern states? A) The South needed the slave population to grow labor-intensive tobacco, cotton, and rice. B) The North needed the slave population to manufacture industrial goods in factories. C) The climate of the North was too cold for the slave population to thrive. D) The topography of the South was similar to the conditions in Africa.

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A. The South needed the slave population to grow labor- intensive tobacco, cotton, and rice.
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The reason why slavery was common in the Southern states but NOT the Northern states is because:
A. The South needed the slave population to grow labor-intensive tobacco, cotton, and rice.

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