Asked by Jacob Hulse on Jul 21, 2024
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In the Republican free labor vision of a reconstructed South,
A) the southern economy would revive without the need for northern capital or migrants.
B) plantation owners would re-create a labor system as close to slavery as possible.
C) black and white farmers would be tied to plantations through a continuous cycle of debt.
D) Southern black and northern white workers would enjoy the same opportunities, and the South would become more like the North.
E) the Deep South states would grow wheat and raise cattle instead of cotton.
Free Labor Vision
Free labor vision refers to the ideological belief in the 19th century that emphasized the moral and economic superiority of free labor over slave labor.
Continuous Cycle
A process or series of events that repeat themselves regularly and indefinitely without significant change or interruption.
Debt
Debt is an obligation or liability owed by one party to another, typically involving borrowed money that is to be paid back with interest.
- Discern the economic objectives envisioned during the Southern Reconstruction era.
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Learning Objectives
- Discern the economic objectives envisioned during the Southern Reconstruction era.
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