What were some of the reasons given in favor of continuing the practice of slavery

Slavery was so lucrative that, in the Mississippi River valley, more millionaires sprouted per capita than elsewhere in the world. The Southern States of America became the economic powerhouse of the developing nation with cash crops of tobacco, cotton and sugar cane.

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b

he spent it on fancy clothes, gambling, and having fun.

1.d 2.a c.!