The Evolution Of Slavery
Could dealing with slavery maybe have stopped the civil war? Would it be easier if so many people were not accustomed to that life? I do believe the united states should have dealt with slavery when it was founded rather than later on because it would be easier to return slaves ,and out our constitution says all men are created equal and I believe this should have been enforced.
In 1793 after the united states became a country, the cotton gin brung in many businesses ,and with these businesses came many slaves. I believe if we had gave up slavery before this big evolution of the cotton business it might of been easier to get slavery out of our country. In the article the expansion of slavery and the missouri compromise in paragraph 3 it states “slavery was kept alive by the rise of the massive cotton growing industry in the south.” Even with the cotton gin which could potentially replace slavery people still thought that having both would be even better. If we had abolished slavery than the southerners would not see getting rid of slaves as a …show more content…
Did all men have equal rights? Slave owners and overseers became desensitised by slavery. Slavery seemed like a normal way of life to them but it was a type of injustice in every way. The constitution ( the rules of our society) were technically violated if we became a country and slaves didn't have any rights, and were constantly overworked, and abused. Around 1857 Dred Scott sued for his freedom saying he lived in a free state ,so he was a free man but under the constitution he was property, and many said that slaves (seen as property) could not be taken by the government. This case went down in history because this knowledge made the 36 parallel the act banning slavery above a certain point no longer enforced. If we banned slavery before slavery happened maybe this case wouldn't have happened being on of the things that sparked the civil
In 1793 after the united states became a country, the cotton gin brung in many businesses ,and with these businesses came many slaves. I believe if we had gave up slavery before this big evolution of the cotton business it might of been easier to get slavery out of our country. In the article the expansion of slavery and the missouri compromise in paragraph 3 it states “slavery was kept alive by the rise of the massive cotton growing industry in the south.” Even with the cotton gin which could potentially replace slavery people still thought that having both would be even better. If we had abolished slavery than the southerners would not see getting rid of slaves as a …show more content…
Did all men have equal rights? Slave owners and overseers became desensitised by slavery. Slavery seemed like a normal way of life to them but it was a type of injustice in every way. The constitution ( the rules of our society) were technically violated if we became a country and slaves didn't have any rights, and were constantly overworked, and abused. Around 1857 Dred Scott sued for his freedom saying he lived in a free state ,so he was a free man but under the constitution he was property, and many said that slaves (seen as property) could not be taken by the government. This case went down in history because this knowledge made the 36 parallel the act banning slavery above a certain point no longer enforced. If we banned slavery before slavery happened maybe this case wouldn't have happened being on of the things that sparked the civil