Why Slavery Did More Bad for the South Than Good.
The horrific institution of slavery invaded the world throughout the better part of the world. Despite claims by many southerners proved to be more disastrous than beneficial to Americans in general. In areas such as the economy, foreign support, dividing the union, morality, and the future impact. I. Slavery created many economic conflicts for Americans in the south * In his text, Democracy in America (1835), Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that “the colonies in which there were no slaves became more populous and richer than those in which slavery flourish”, proving through his own observations slavery did not give pro slave states any kind of economic superiority whatsoever * The North’s industry was booming while the South’s was developing very, very slowly, giving the North a technological, innovative, and populous advantage * Because the North simply needed raw goods, it could do without the South and trade with foreign nations * The Southern dependence on “King Cotton” forced the development of a one-crop economy * Put themselves in a very vulnerable position, as their entire economy depended drastically on world conditions and demand * Discouraged farming diverse crops as well as the growth of industry * Financial instability caused farmers to over speculate in land and slaves * These farmers were in over their heads and crippled their own wealth in the end * Expanded the gap between the rich and poor drastically in the South * Rich plantation owners became rich as yeoman farmers lost land, market, and revenue * Slavery stunted the growth of industry in the South, and allowed for agriculture to remain profitable despite serious inevitable downsides II. Foreign Support * The prevalence of slavery repelled immigrants to move to the South, so they instead moved to the North where work was easier to find * 4.4% of the Southern population