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Positive: -boosted the economy immensely in the southern regions of the united states.

- Cotton began to be traded amoungst the states, causing a growth in port cities such as Savannah, GA & Charleston, SC.

NEGATIVE: -slavery exploded in the south ( even though there was a congressional ban on the importation of slaves put into effect in 1808.)

-cotton was the MAJOR crop produced in the south, this made the south very over reliant on cotton.

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well 1 positive event was that their was more industry in those times

1 negative was that their was so much demand for slavery

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