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Slide 1 Slide 2 1. SOUTHERN SLAVERY THE PECULIAR INSTITUTION  Prior to 1791 slavery was not profitable  Cotton Gin----Eli Whitney---1791  South relied on cotton…

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Slide 1 Slide 2 5. SOUTHERN SLAVERY THE PECULIAR INSTITUTION  Prior to 1791 slavery was not profitable  Cotton Gin----Eli Whitney---1791  South relied on cotton…

Documents The Road to Civil War 1787-1861 Constitutional Convention No mention of “slavery” 3/5 Comp No...

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