All of the following were reasons that Southerners gave to justify slavery EXCEPTa)slavery helped slaves by guaranteeing them life-long employment and careb)the demand for cotton was on the increasec)raising cotton was very labor-intensive, so a cheap source of labor was neededd)the lack of a transportation network in the South meant there was no motivation to become industrializede)slavery was cost-effective because the warm climate of the South allowed year-round cultivation of cotton

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