Advantages Of Slavery In The Southern States

Slavery is not considered an institution within itself. However during the eighteenth century the Bible and ancient Greek practices was used to justify slavery. The first account of slavery references to Genesis Chapter nine where Noah’s son Ham was cursed and the curse was placed upon darker skin of color. Thus as the story unfolds Ham’s descendants were cursed forever. Therefore, theoretically since Africans were already slaves and inferior they should remain in slavery. The defense is recognized as the “Pro-slavery Argument”. According to emich.edu the pro-slavery argument was used against the abolitionist movement.

Slavery. A topic that should never be brought up in a conversation, should never be said casually, and should never happen. Slavery, despite being illegal in every country, is still going on, and at different odds. Slavery has many forms. Many of which, only the cruelest of minds can think up. Slavery is different than in the 1800s because it has many more forms, has more potential slaves, and more profit.

During early 19th century, the entrenchment of Southern slavery, there was discussion between planters who benefitted from it and abolitionists who fought against it. Most Americans, especially those in Southern states, understood that slavery system could not help parting from their economic and social system. Southern slavery system brought big economical benefits. However, it negatively influenced American society as a whole rather that positively.

In order for them to generate a more lucrative business, the south used slaves as a labor source to produce crops, which had the largest impact on the southern lifestyle. This in turn boosted the south's economy, which allowed the the southern life to thrive and create a distinction between themselves and the other economies of North America. Whilst slaves dominated the southern economy, slaveholders only accounted for about two to three percent of the southern population. This small, yet powerful percentage of individuals were the people successful in agricultural business and the driving force behind the usage and continuation of slavery in the South. Without slaves there would be no cotton, tobacco, or sugar production and without these integral items, the Southern economy would absolutely collapse. The South depended on slaves to fuel their economy which in turn allowed for slavery to dominate the economy and be the sole resource of the South.

Ratified by the states in the winter of 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment was put into play. It declared, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” (Primary Documents). Officially, this amendment outlawed the practice of slavery, there was, however, an exception. That exception was the use of involuntary servitude, or slavery, as a form of punishment. More than four million African Americans walked free in 1865, this had a rather negative impact on the Southern economy. And so came the Convict-lease system. Many white Southerners saw this system as a solution to their economic hardships; nonetheless, it was often seen as being worse than slavery. In addition to the convict lease system was the practice of Sharecropping and Peonage. These forms of subjugation brought even greater distress to the newly freed African Americans. Despite the ratifying of the Thirteenth Amendment the abhorrent treatment of this newly freed race did not change significantly thanks to programs like the Convict Lease system, Peonage, and Sharecropping.

Growing up north of the Mason-Dixon line, I learned a version of history in which the northern states were standing on principle. The North stood on the righteous side of the line that said no longer would slavery be tolerated. On the other side of the line was the South, who depended on slavery and would revolt sooner than change their ways.

the states that were in the northern section had mostly depended on trading posts and merchants. By being dependent on those two things there had been no need for the use of slaves, and they had also been armed with machinery's and jobs in the factories. They also had the skill that had been needed and had done lots of labor. Since they had been well equipped on everything making money was very easy and the north had planned to bring these types of jobs to the North. Unfortunately the south had always mostly relied on agriculture, and for having lots of work like this meant they needed lots of man power to keep it going. The north hadn't relied on slaves like the south had and the southern hadn't paid the slaves as well. Once the north became

The peculiar institution, Slavery, is always a highly debated topic as to what role it played during the civil war. Questions about why the Civil War occurred leads to many narrower questions all with different answers. However the sole reason for the war wasn’t slavery but the questions it brought about such as states rights, economics and political control of slavery, territorial expansionism, and the election of Lincoln. I agree with Howard Zinn that “the clash was over slavery as a moral institution, rather the war was brought on by northern and southern elites who recognize the incompatibility of two distinct economic systems.” The Union and Confederacy had an economic system and ideals too different that it was impossible to avoid a war.

Growing up just North of the Mason-Dixon line I learned a version of history that includes the Northern states standing on principle. The North stood on the righteous side of the line that said no longer would slavery be tolerated. On the other side of the line was the South that depended on slavery and would revolt sooner than change their ways.

As the North became more industrialized and the existence of slavery became a vital economic resource to the South, slavery became a moral, economic and political issue in the United States. With the creation of the Cotton Gin, there have been an increased demand for slaves and resulted in the Cotton Boom. As decades passed, slavery has been integrated into the nation’s economy, primarily the Southern States. Slaves were responsible for running the plantations and growing the South’s cash crops such

African Americans were slaves during the Civil War and most slaves were in the South. After the Civil War, slaves became free due to the 13th Amendment which abolished slavery. But are African Americans truly free even though slavery has been abolished? African Americans were free because of the 13th Amendment but they were not free at the same time because of how they are treated still after the abolishment of slavery, the laws they made only on African Americans in the Southern states, and the African Americans were given a new life, but they did not know what to do because all they were was slaves, so how is it fair to be mistreated when they do not know what to do? This is how they were free but they were not at the same time.

Slaves play a major roles in shaping the south. For obvious reason southern society took slavery to be a critical factor in economic and social identity. Slaves was the ultimate source of the south finances, through crops, marketing, trade monopolies slavery and industry productions. Slavery labor was excessive and slavery produce, one hundred percent return on of capital profits for south. The enforce labor works of slave was free and made easy for southern society obtain their status. Through their expropriation of slave distribution a great deal of southern land proprietor, industrial, business and the society flowing exchange industry could withstand. (Cobb, 2015) A great deal of farm and business and business dispensing slaves labor because they were consider property and did free labor service without

After the Civil War, four million slaves were set free. However, they still faced the same problems as when they were enslaved. Many freedmen couldn’t get a job, find education, or even go to same the church as whites. The Congress tried to help the freedmen by placing programs that would help get them back on their feet, but there just wasn’t enough for all four million of them.

Slavery during the civil war was very important due to its popular demand in slaveholding states, particularly in the southern states. The main cause of the war was slavery because of the south fear of the union abolishing slavery which was very influential to their economy. The war would decide if the confederate states would be able to keep enforcing slavery or the union would abolish it. Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation which was an executive order that declared “By January 1, 1863, that all slaves, in southern states would be freed in every territory in the United States.” Every state would be affected due to this executive order on how they feel about slaves being freed and coming to live in their area.

In the land of the free, saying slavery is a dark part of the United States’ history would be an understatement. From the early 1600’s until the abolition of the practice in 1865, slavery would be a common sight amongst plantations. The slaves would not stand idly in their predicament, learning how to improve their situations and sometimes reaching compromises or rebelling against slave masters. Slavery during the antebellum United States encompassed the ideals of whites in the North and South, the influential relationships between the whites and blacks, and the controversial lives the slaves led.