After slavery was abolished, rather than pay higher wages to freedmen (former slaves), wealthy landowners and investors claimed that their "labor shortage" could be solved by bringing in destitute and hungry ________.

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After slavery was abolished, many wealthy landowners in the United States turned to Chinese laborers as a source of cheap labor, particularly in the western states, to address what they claimed was a "labor shortage."

After Slavery Was Abolished, Rather Than Pay Higher Wages to Freedmen