How did slavery stunt the development of other important industries and institutions in the South?
A) Slavery was so controversial that Northerners did not want to do business with the South.
B) Wealthy people invested all of their money in slavery and nothing else.
C) The plantation economy required rural settlements and deterred the development of great cities.
D) Southerners agreed to rely on the North for manufacturing and education in exchange for their reliance on southern goods.