Which of the following best describes the economic justification given by Southerners for their support of secession?Slaves had begun refusing to work, causing a massive labor shortage in the South. Northern workers could not provide adequate labor on Southern farms.Northern industry began to depend more on Southern agriculture, leading to unfair labor practices in order to keep prices low.Northern producers paid an artificially low price for Southern cotton.Southern planters feared the growing power of the industrial Northern economy and feared losing economic profit and influence as the country industrialized.

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