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We have large plantations and need slaves in order to keep them running. Owning slaves is not immoral.
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We are mainly an urban society—
we hold jobs in businesses and factories.
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We are an agricultural society—we live in small villages, on farms, and on plantations.
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We are a manufacturing region—we needs tariffs to protect our factories and workers from foreign competition.
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We oppose tariffs—prices for goods would increase and England may stop buying our cotton.
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We want a strong central government—one that has supreme power over the states.
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We believe in states’ rights, for example, we believe that we have the power to declare any national law illegal. central
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Slavery should be abolished—it is morally wrong.
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If slavery is abolished, it will destroy our economy.