How MIGHT have the infrastructure of the South, as opposed to the North, contributed to the flourishing of slavery?
A) The lack of infrastructure in the South contributed to less political power for Southern states.
B) The lack of infrastructure in the South meant that people did not have access to railroad lines.
C) The elaborate infrastructure in the South delayed the spread of factories, contributing to slavery.
D) The lack of infrastructure in the South hindered the spread of factories, reinforcing slavery-based plantation work.

option (D)

Explanation: The lack of infrastructure in the south hindered the spread of factories, reinforcing slavery based plantation work. Plantation slaves to work as and when their owners dictated. They lived in small shacks with a dirt floor and inadequate furniture. The supervisor or overseer was cruel Largely to the plantation slaves. The economy of South largely depend on the cultivation of crops, and need for agricultural labour leads to the flourishing of slavery.

The lack of infrastructure in the South hindered the spread of factories, reinforcing slavery-based plantation work.

Explanation:

The lack of industrial capacity in the South resulted in the formation of plantation fields that were mostly operated by slave populations from Africa.

The South did not have a large population, and the climate itself was favourable for the development of subtropical plants. Therefore, cotton exports (mainly to Europe) were the primary income of the countries in the South.

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