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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Why were slaves considered a ‘necessity’ in the southern states of the USA?
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Solution
The southern states claimed that they needed slaves for their cotton and sugar plantations. Thus, slaves who provided cheap labour were considered a ‘necessity’ in the predominantly agricultural southern states.
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