Question

How did the practice of using enslaved workers support the Southern economy?
A. Enslaved workers tended factory machinery, which helped the South’s manufacturing-based economy.
B. Enslaved workers harvested crops on plantations, which helped the South’s agriculture-based economy.
C. The use of enslaved workers allowed white Southerners to follow the Southern Code, which promoted manufacturing.
D. The use of enslaved workers led to the creation of corporations in which Southerners could invest.