Personal Reflective Journal 7 The Issue Of Slavery
Personal Reflections Journal 7: The Issue of Slavery
By the mid-1800’s there were many differences between the northern and southern states that kept them divided. The division lingered from the signing of the U.S. Constitution, when several statesmen were against slavery while others were in favor of the practice. Although, slavery was not the only issue that kept the country divided it was the major factor in the country’s collapse. In addition, another factor that may be blamed for the North and South turmoil is the cotton gin. By 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which would help make cleaning cotton seeds many times faster than by hand. Farming land required a high need for laborers to fulfill the needed laborers of the southern
By the mid-1800’s there were many differences between the northern and southern states that kept them divided. The division lingered from the signing of the U.S. Constitution, when several statesmen were against slavery while others were in favor of the practice. Although, slavery was not the only issue that kept the country divided it was the major factor in the country’s collapse. In addition, another factor that may be blamed for the North and South turmoil is the cotton gin. By 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which would help make cleaning cotton seeds many times faster than by hand. Farming land required a high need for laborers to fulfill the needed laborers of the southern