Role Of Slavery In American Society
Final Exam Paper
Throughout the early stages of American development, slavery is seen as a huge part as the reason for such vast growth and expansion. Slavery has always been the most shocking phenomena in our world has ever seen. The first sign of slavery in the United States occurred in 1619 in Jamestown, Virginia. From there, it kept growing and spreading like a disease all throughout the colonies especially in the southern part of the United States. It soon grew to such a vast number that 1/4 of all slaves were in plantations; which themselves consisted of 20-50 salves each. In the southern part of the United States, slavery was virtually the core of their successful economy.
Slavery was very important to the American economy because it …show more content…
Slaves were not only essential to the delicate south economy, but as well very important to southern society. Some salves were used as domestic servants, working in the plantations owner house as cooks, nursemaids, and sometimes even coachmen. The Southern colonies depended on slaves whether it was for the economy, society, and or their own personal needs. The south relied on slaves heavily to continue their way of …show more content…
One of the factors that caused the civil war was the economic and social difference that the north and south had. One was more industrialized than the other and very different ways of living. Another issue we see is with State’s rights and “how southerners wanted to assert their authority over the federal government so they could abolish federal laws they didn’t support.” A third issue we see is with the addition of all this new territory added from the Mexican War, many southerners wanted them to be slave states in order to win the electoral college and gain an advantage in having more slave states than free states. One example of this would be the Bleeding Kansas battle between “Border Ruffians” and “free staters.” The “Border Ruffians” definitely outgunned and muscled the “free staters” and as well controlled the voting booths in deciding if Kansas would be a free or slave state and this shows how determined southerners were in creating more slave states. Another cause of the civil war that was related to slavery in a way was the abolitionist movement. Many abolitionists wanted to stay non-violent for the cause to end slavery. One well-known abolitionist was John Brown, who was kind of a madman when it came to ending slavery. One of his most infamous legacies was the raid of a federal armory at Harpers Ferry in
Throughout the early stages of American development, slavery is seen as a huge part as the reason for such vast growth and expansion. Slavery has always been the most shocking phenomena in our world has ever seen. The first sign of slavery in the United States occurred in 1619 in Jamestown, Virginia. From there, it kept growing and spreading like a disease all throughout the colonies especially in the southern part of the United States. It soon grew to such a vast number that 1/4 of all slaves were in plantations; which themselves consisted of 20-50 salves each. In the southern part of the United States, slavery was virtually the core of their successful economy.
Slavery was very important to the American economy because it …show more content…
Slaves were not only essential to the delicate south economy, but as well very important to southern society. Some salves were used as domestic servants, working in the plantations owner house as cooks, nursemaids, and sometimes even coachmen. The Southern colonies depended on slaves whether it was for the economy, society, and or their own personal needs. The south relied on slaves heavily to continue their way of …show more content…
One of the factors that caused the civil war was the economic and social difference that the north and south had. One was more industrialized than the other and very different ways of living. Another issue we see is with State’s rights and “how southerners wanted to assert their authority over the federal government so they could abolish federal laws they didn’t support.” A third issue we see is with the addition of all this new territory added from the Mexican War, many southerners wanted them to be slave states in order to win the electoral college and gain an advantage in having more slave states than free states. One example of this would be the Bleeding Kansas battle between “Border Ruffians” and “free staters.” The “Border Ruffians” definitely outgunned and muscled the “free staters” and as well controlled the voting booths in deciding if Kansas would be a free or slave state and this shows how determined southerners were in creating more slave states. Another cause of the civil war that was related to slavery in a way was the abolitionist movement. Many abolitionists wanted to stay non-violent for the cause to end slavery. One well-known abolitionist was John Brown, who was kind of a madman when it came to ending slavery. One of his most infamous legacies was the raid of a federal armory at Harpers Ferry in