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Fogel and Engerman (1974) are generally of the opinion that American slavery
 
  (a) was antiquated, inefficient and was on the verge of existance.
  (b) was thriving and profitable in the decades prior to the Civil War.
  (c) provided conditions for a reasonably normal family life and standard of living for
  the slaves with very little breakup of slave families or exploitation of slaves.
  (d) was inferior to the wage-labor system in the South and would have likely been
  replaced with time.

Question 2

Why did the slave-labor system probably cause a lag in Southern urban and industrial development?
 
  (a) The slave system provided a weak market for goods because of the low income and consumption levels of slaves.
  (b) Side-effects of urbanization and industrialization, such as slave flight and greater freedom, were threatening to Southern owners.
  (c) The South's slave society culture was resistant to manufacturing and urbanization.
  (d) All of the above apply.



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stallen

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Answer to Question 1

(b)

Answer to Question 2

(d)




ereecah

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Reply 2 on: Jun 30, 2018
Excellent


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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