Slavery was a lucrative business in both the North and South.

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Before the Civil War, slavery was indeed a lucrative business in both the North and South of the United States. In the South, it was directly tied to the plantation economy, particularly in the production of cotton, tobacco, and sugar. In the North, while less directly involved in the institution of slavery, profits were made through the shipping and trading of slave-produced goods, as well as through investments in the slave economy of the South.

Slavery Was a Lucrative Business in Both the North and South