Slavery In The American South

The plantations of South Carolina were very large. Which they needed many workers to complete the labor.The workers that were working the plantations many did not know how to grow crops or some even didn't have enough workers to work the land. The settlers tried to force the native americans work the the plantations but were not successful because the native american new the land so well and was able to escape. The land of the plantations had great fertile soil for growing growing rice, cotton, and indigo.

In contrast to the other three colonies discussed, the institution of slavery in South Carolina was initiated, legalized, and maintained for distinct reasons; the founders of the colony felt that slavery was absolutely necessary for economic prosperity and their unwavering urge to protect the institution at all costs contributed towards the severity of the slave-enforcement acts and codes. By looking at the legislation passed in South Carolina, one can grasp the extent to which slaves were legally stripped of every right imaginable, suffered barbarous treatment, and were attempted to be rendered psychologically and physically powerless--all because of the deep-seated fear of the enslaved population that was instilled within white slave owners and law-makers. In South Carolina, slavery was a horrendous business that was never questioned ethically or legally. The white settlers coming from Barbados--who had already been involved in the slave trade for years--migrated to South Carolina equipped with slaves already accustomed to difficult climate conditions (similar to South Carolina), which made them more pleasurable to slave owners expecting a strong work force. Another unique aspect to South Carolina was the overwhelming black majority in the colony for it is true that, “by 1708, less than twenty years after the decision to move from white indentured labor to black slave labor, the number of blacks in the colony exceeded whites,” (Higginbotham, 1978, pg. 152). Due to the

The Civil War, occurring between the years 1861 and 1865, was a devastating effect of sectionalism caused by the division of the country on the topic of slavery. Slavery impacted every aspect of the country, whether in the North or the South, though primarily in the South; major impacts were in the politics and economy of the early country ways which inevitably caused the Civil War.

The South, on the other hand, was highly dependent upon the institution of slavery. It was still primarily an agricultural society that needed as many laborers as possible in order for the plantation owners to make ends meet. According to historian Douglas Harper, “In 1793 came the cotton gin, which brought a 50-fold increase in the average daily output of short-staple cotton, promoted the rapid expansion of a ‘cotton kingdom’ across the Deep South, and made large-scale slavery profitable.” Because of this, the slave became an essential tool to the farmers of the south; more money became invested in slavery rather than in industrial improvements. Based upon the 1860 U.S. Census, there were almost a whopping total of four million slaves in the South alone. In fact, the more slaves an owner had, the more prestige. “Most slave owners owned fewer than five slaves, and only 12 percent of Southerners had twenty or more slaves. Many whites who had no slaves looked with envy upon the wealthy, and to a degree admired them.” This hierarchy had a clearly defined social structure which created distinctions between rich and poor whites as well as racial segregation. This agricultural society and its strict hierarchy only increased the social and racial disparities found in the southern region of the United States.

After reading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, it is clear to see the true horrors behind the entirety of slavery. It is one thing to learn about it from a textbook or to sit through a lecture, but it is a completely different experience to get an account of how grossly inhumane, frightening, and appalling slavery really was from someone who experienced the terrors first-hand. Reading this narrative provided extremely descriptive details of how slaves truly were treated. Douglass recounted the time where he had often:

In a time where research was not a primary source of knowledge, most physicians and slave owners were forced to create their own their own practices based on observations. Throughout the Antebellum South, many slaveowners learned of the immunities and adaptations to the environment that their slaves possessed. However, due to the poor living conditions in the slave homes, many families were susceptible to parasites and other diseases. Often, these diseases were treated by other slaves in their family, but in other cases their owners called a white doctor to care for them (Black Health on the Plantation: Owners, the Enslaved, and Physicians). Before a doctor was called, the slaves would often use herbal remedies or religious prayers

As a child Frederick Douglass was introduced to the acts of violence towards slaves including the beatings as too common amongst them. He mentioned “ I have often been awakened at the down of the day by the most heart-rendering shrieks of an own aunt of mine, whom he used to tie up to a joist, and whip upon her naked back till she was literally covered with blood”. The total disrespect by slaveholders towards the slave

Although the north and south were living completely different lifestyles, abolitionists from north were against slavery and advocated emancipation to slaves in the south. Slavery may not have been the only factor that sparked a disagreement between the north and south but it certainly had an influence on states decisions to remain or leave the Union. The conflict of slavery has been an issue as early as the American Revolution but it became a serious problem around the 1850’s and during the Civil War. The impact slavery had on the Union can be seen in events such as the Richmond Riots which began when the north blockaded the south’s ports, the Emancipation that freed all slaves, and the 13th and 14th Amendment which officially abolished slavery and granted African Americans equal rights as Whites. Unfortunately, the status of African Americans in the United States were not improving and can be seen in the Black Codes which was a step back from emancipation.

In the Southern states, Slaves would work to make cotton in Plantation field's, they had no rights to anything and there only job was only to work, the suffering from working hard led to fear because the women would be raped by their Master's and the men would have to leave their children and wife to work on plantations or who could plow their fields, no slaves that were women and men had no freedom, during the time as being a slave, the title that have focused on was the religion they had thought that Christianity ''became a hope and resistance'' on page 433. Through the days of becoming a slave man have resisted, some have escaped, and some have done, not survive quickly enough, the legalization of slavery in the southern states made a big impact for African- Americans because many were enslaved to be taken away from their families and so led to white people as their ''Masters'' many women that were enslaved have been raped and used to work on the plantation field and also plow the field.

It is easy to see that slavery affected the agriculture in the United Sates, and how the labor of slaves was important to the growing crop of the Unites States, especially the South. The South was notorious for its vigorous production of tobacco, rice, sugar and cotton, as well as other world agriculture as well. Although the population of the south was a mere 30% the size of the north, in 1861 they grew more than one third of the corn, one sixth the wheat, four fifths the peas and beans and over half of the tobacco in the United Sates. That amount of production in the South was phenomenal, which made it simple to overlook the labor that they used. Despite the Emancipation Proclamation revolutionizing the country, the economy of the South remained stunted and the emancipated slaves were unable to fain economic freedom.

No one issue can be claimed as the dominate issue that produced The Civil War. The war was caused by many disputes such as sectionalism, expansion of slavery, and abolitionist. Although there were many issues some were consider to be much more influential than the others. These include sectionalism and the expansion of slavery. The North and South could not seem to stop arguing over the expansion of slavery to the west as well as their many differences in other areas.

Douglass displays the horrible acts committed to slaves by both male and female

Labor operations employed slave and needed worker more than any other industry. During the antebellum times manufacturing play a supportive role reconstruction and development. Most was processing of raw material and agricultural products. Flour, corn additive and was mostly imported in the manufactory. Slave labor had accompanied by social upheld political notices and contingents as labor operations intensify for slave. Between hundred and sixty thousand to Two hundred thousand 160,000 to 200,000 slave worked in the manufacturing industry, mainly the iron industry rely on skilled slave labors. (Cobb, 2015) Slaves experiences having a notoriously life of difficulty due to capitalism system and was cheated and oppressed. Black with abuse and unearned capital they made progress through slave poverty was best said by hennery George”. Owner of slave benefits a 100% for their profits allowing them to recover and improve their state and pay their loan and taxes to England. Whites had succeed in greed in every aspect of using a slavery in the south by selling and renting slaves out for their services and skill works and free labor . With poorly pride, slavery owner exercises and didn’t follow or understand the moral foundation of God intended for human being, they force

When Englishmen arrived at Jamestown they found a great land for farming. A few years later when the Englishmen decided to settle down at the new land, they grew a high-grade tobacco at the Chesapeake . It did not take long time for settlers to understand that they could pay their fines, debts, and taxes with tobacco, so they started to grow tobacco everywhere. In order to support economic growth and luxury living, Englishmen started to buy slaves, and made many of them to work on tobacco farms. Growing tobacco was a burdensome process. Slaves did not have any knowledge about their rights, or they were not able to take care of themselves without their owners. Most of

Slavery has always been one of the most appalling experiences within our race. Slavery by itself seems very rebellious and provokes people to have mixed feelings about the subject. Majority of African Americans, blacks that are in America are descendants of former slaves. There are also some many people who have faced slavery in today’s society. As history tells us, slavery has done a lot of harm to millions of people, taking away lives and even destroying the faith of the many people who believe in something different. What does a contemporary person know about slavery? The answer will not be very difficult. Nevertheless, there is still much to say about it and a lot of things to remember.