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| 1. How diverse was the South's economy, and what was its unifying feature? |
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| 2. How did dependence on agriculture and slavery shape the distinctive culture of the Old South? Why did southern whites who did not hold slaves defend the "peculiar institution"? |
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| 3. What led to the anti-slavery movement? How did white southerners respond to it? |
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| 4. How did enslaved people respond to their bondage during the antebellum period? How did free persons of color fit into southern society? |
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