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Slavery

milkatenmu — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:07:59 +0000

In the 1800s, what was the most thing differently in the North and the South of America? At the time, there were too many factories were contributed in the North. The North had few slaves, and it was taking path of development in urbanization. In the South, there were too many scattered villages, which were growing farms, and millions of slaves worked for southern people. In fact, the slavery was the especially differences that split the nation (America against America, 2002). What difference the slavery showed? The slavery view differently in the north than in the south, because of the important role it played in three areas—economic development, control of the territories and political competition.

Economic development

The North and the South of America was very different target of economic development and it was the one reason that they had different requirements to slavery. The article “Slavery during in the Civil War” said that the people who lived in the North and South were totally different way of life. The South needed a lot of free labor to grow cotton at the plantation, but the North did not really need slavery as much as the South did. That was why the North people opposed slavery move than the southern people (Prabhakar). At that time, the North was based on industrial development. They needed a large number of workers in factories. But in the South, plantation owners got large number slaves to work in the plantation. Cotton was the main product of the South, and it was exported to the North and the England. At the time, there was no doubt the key economic in the southern that was production of cotton by slaves. However, these low-cost of raw cotton can expand production and provided a huge benefits, because the slaves were free labor in the American (Whaples, R. 2010). The existence of slavery was the lifeline in the South’s economy, the slavery dragged down industrial development in the North at the same time. Therefore, this was one reason that the North wanted to abolish slavery. The different economic was not only thing that made the American North and South differently, they had a big contradiction of the geographical division.

The control of the territories

The control of the territories was a big problem when the American North and South argued about slave-state or free-state. According to the article “Trying to save the union: The compromise of 1850.” there was a new territory in the west of the United States that the northern part wanted it to be slave-free, but the southern part wanted it to be slave-state. Therefore, the American South wanted to separate from the U.S and to be a single country (United States History, 2002). The South established a new country, the Confederate States of America. It did not want to belong to the United States (Vivian Bernstein, 2001). The American North and South did not want to fight each other, but it was inevitable when they faced in conflict of interest. The same article “Trying to save the union” mentioned that the Congress wanted to keep the United States unity, so, it made a compromise and let the American North and South both give up something and get something. For example, California should be a free state but the South did not like it. And Texas, New Mexico and Utah withhold slavery what the North had to allowed it even they did not want (United States History, 2002).

On slavery and the competition for land, that was really hurtful to the United States, there was an example called “Bleeding Kansas.” According to article “Dred Scott remains a slave.” Kansas will be a state in the 1850s, and many slavery supporters crossed the border from Missouri to vote illegally when the elections began. The pro-slavery government which was elected wrote a new constitution for Kansas, and some laws still supported slavery. It leads violence between pro- and anti-slavery supporters, and caused many people dead. That was why it was called “Bleeding Kansas” (United States History, 2002). “Bleeding Kansas” was a sign of competition for territories, that it was hurting the unity of the country. Slavery conflict was not only very serious injuries and deaths, and it was a tool of the northern government to win the political competition.

The Political competition

The South wanted to be a single country called the Confederate States of America, but the North wanted to unify the United States and control the political power. Slavery was one of the major obstacles between the American North and South. The government document “Slavery and the Civil War”, the ideas from southern part. The old constitution was written thought that slavery broke natural laws and was against social, moral and political principles that thinking was wrong, because it was based on the belief that races are equal, which is not true ( Alexander H, Stephens, 1861). For the Confederate States of America, slavery was natural and normal but the status of the white man was the highest.

President Lincoln wanted to unify the North and South, so, he wrote a paper, Emancipation Proclamation, It said all of the slaves were free (Vivian Bernstein, 2001). The paper encouraged many slaves escape from the South, and some of them joined union army. But President Lincoln did not really implement his goal, because to free slaves just made him won the rights of politic control. The article “Dred Scott remains a slave” was explained the law did not really free the slaves. Dred Scott was a slave and belonged to a doctor. First they lived in the slave state of Missouri, then, they moved to the state of Illinois which was controversial territory between slave-state and free-state. Dred Scott still lived as a slave here in several years even though slavery was not allowed. After the doctor died, Dred Scott applied to be a free man in the Supreme Court. But he got most justices vote against. The chief Justice said that slaves never got U.S. citizenship, and they were property for their masters wherever in a free-state or a slave-state. The decision from the Supreme Court was a big problem and further broke up slavery and anti-slavery power (United States History, 2002).

For a long time in this country, slavery had a very important historical significance. Although Thomas Jefferson wrote “All men are created equal…” in the Declaration of Independence, he had more than 180 slaves anyway. Although George Washington was the great founding father in the history of the United States, he owned more than 200 slaves. Maybe at the beginning, some people against the slavery. Slowly, they began to enjoy life in slavery. Especially in the south, slavery was an important factor in the success of plantations (America against America, 2002). That’s why the slavery was more important in the South. For the North, a small number of slaves or no slaves was did not matter to its development goals.

References (APA)

History of Slavery. (n.d.). The Civil War. Retrieved December 2, 2010, from http://www.sonofthesouth.net/slavery/history-slavery.htm

Pillai, P. (n.d.). Slavery during the Civil War. Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Retrieved December 2, 2010, from http: //www.buzzle.com/articles/slavery-during-the-civil-war.html

Freedmen, the Freed Slaves of the Civil War. (n.d.). The American Civil War Home Page. Retrieved December 2, 2010, from http://http://www.civilwarhome.com/freedmen.htm

Bernstein, V. (2001). America’s story . Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn.

Kaser, V. C., & Scott, C. (2002). The complete book of United States history . Columbus, Ohio: McGraw-Hill.

The Economics of the Civil War | Economic History Services. (n.d.). EH.Net | Economic History Services. Retrieved December 2, 2010, from http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/ransom.civil.war.us

The Introduction about my paper

milkatenmu — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:50:02 +0000

As early as 1562, there was an English navigator, john Hawkins, who procured at least 300 slaves from the West Indies and sold them to exchanged rich raw materials for his country. This can be the first slaves’ trade in the world. (History of Slavery) After this, Slavery went to American, and according to Article “History of Slavery”, it mentioned “The first slaves were introduced into the English-American colonies by a Dutch trader, who, in 1619, sold twenty of them to the settlers at Jamestown, Va. After that the trade between North America and Africa was carried on quite vigorously; but some of the colonies remonstrated, and in the Continental Congress, and also in the public mind, there was a strong desire evinced to abolish the slave-trade.” There were a few slaves went to a town of the United States firstly. But soon after, slave’s trade stated strong between North American and Africa. There were still had some organizations and individual against slavery although it was very popular at that time. When the development of slavery was in full swing, North and South American had become increasingly controversial. Therefore, the Civil War was coming. During the Civil War, the slavery viewed differently in the north than in the south, because it was an important role played in the three areas—the economic development, the control of the territories and political competition.

MY QUESTION

milkatenmu — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:02:30 +0000

what was the role of slavery played in the Civil War?

my questions about Slavery

milkatenmu — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:18:35 +0000

Why they had to be slaves?

Who changed slaves life? How?

Does other country has slaves also?

The developing period, slavery sure helped a lot to establish this country. If you could changed the history, it is still necessary?

The last question is my faverote question, because people always argue about right or wrong. Maybe for slaves, that is a really bad fate. But for master, or some Ameircan, the slavery helps them a lot. I will research it before i do my paper.

My topic: Slavery

milkatenmu — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:50:45 +0000

Slavery shows a ridiculers area. There was no freedom, no human rights, and slaves lived like animals. I have some questions, like where are they from? Why they had to been slaves? What does American think about slavery? Maybe I think if a person never reading or learning knowledge, he can not easy to live in the society, even though he does not know why people looked down on him. I want to research this topic, because it is a big topic affected the world. I can write everything about it, not just like who was really success by changed the world or save some people. There are a lot of topics on the book, but this one is the most interesting for me.

http://www.evilbible.com/Slavery.htm （slavery in the bible）

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery （slavery）

http://www.infoplease.com/timelines/slavery.html#axzz12NGffZ4B （the timeline of slavery in American）

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/slavery/history-slavery.htm （history of slavery）

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/slavery/slavery-us-constitution.htm（slavery in the US）

Summary about Frederick Douglass

milkatenmu — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:01:36 +0000

According to Article “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.” Frederick Douglass changed his mind about slavery and hoped to get freedom after he read “The Columbian Orator” and Sheridan’s speech. “In this dialogue, the whole argument in behalf of slavery was brought forward by master, all of which was disposed of by the slave.” That means the master give many ideas about the advantage of slavery, but his slave also give much strong reason about the disadvantage of slavery, and break down the idea from his master. The story made Douglass thought knowledge and wit were the most important things to changed slaves destiny. In the article, Douglass mentioned he grew the hatred to slavery after he read the book. Because there is “The moral which I gained from the dialogue was the power of truth over the conscience of even a slaveholder.” He gained from Sheridan’s speech that very discontentment with master’s cruel behavior. But in the last, he got different feeling, that was “the silver trump of freedom had roused my soul to eternal wakefulness. Freedom now appeared, to disappear no more forever.” Douglass was awaked and encouraged by what he read. He believed the freedom would come, and he would support it forever. In conclusion, When Douglass was twelve years old, the book “The Columbian Orator” and Sheridan’s speeches changed his mind, and It was a started to changed his life.

Frederick Douglass

milkatenmu — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:18:28 +0000

The slavery is deprived of Frederick Douglass’s human rights, and his slave’s life has two stages, plantation and personal slave. Douglass was controlled by slaveholder and lived in plantation when he was very young. He lived a restless living with labor and whipping every day. His mother was a slave in another plantation, and she always walked 12 miles to see him without privilege at night, until she died. Douglass did not feel sad because he did not know anything at that age. But his mother gave a vestige to him that his father is a slaveholder. He exists and struggle in the cruel environment until 8 years old, and he was sent to Baltimore to be a personal slave in a family. There was very nice mistress teaches him read, but it was forbidden by his master. But there was inevitable thing is wisdom already knocked up his door, it could not stop. He was discontented by reading; he wanted to learn writing, because he desired to get freedom. He got encourage from books and his determination was to free slaves. For him, the slave’s life was impressive because he really detest it.

Humility

milkatenmu — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:57:10 +0000

“Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves.” This is a popular bible quote. Actually, it is not totally right, but if someone really did it, that should be a crazy good guy. Everybody has advantage and disadvantage; we should learn some good quality from others to perfect our defective characters. Like the humility is a virtue which I want to improve, because unselfishness and modesty are two moralities whoever can hardly have or think that is unnecessary.

Unselfishness is a difficult morality that most people cannot achieve even me; I always do something that just thinks about my advantage, that is why I should learn something to improve my character. According to Richard Dawkins who wrote “The Selfish gene”, he said “human beings are born selfish.” That means everyone got selfish nature when we born. We can’t do it quite generous, but we can learn how to be a kind of unselfishness person. How can I improve it? For me, the first thing is sincerity. Be honest to speak or do something without others or my benefit. And then, if I have ability to help who needs help, just try my best to do it. The last thing is to love life, and loves everything. Because only love break down selfish.

Modesty is a good habit that it leads people respect and loves each other, this quality can be a virtue and people should have it, that is the reason I choose it. Nobody likes conceited person. So, I think I never do proud and arrogant over by something I achieved. But it is not easy, everyone has own vanity that maybe for self-respect or comforted. “Nothing is more amiable than true modesty and nothing more contemptible than the false” this is a quote from Joseph Addison. I love it, because something like the quote happened around our life.

In fact, everybody should have believes whatever about religion or not, because believes can lead everyone to get kind of good characters. Just like humility, even I don’t have it, but I will pursuit it. Andre Maurois said, “Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by.” I really agree with it, because whatever other virtues that Benjamin Franklin mentioned and the humility is the most important quality whoever should to learn after they born.

http://www.suite101.com/content/richard-dawkins-the-selfish-gene-a137799

http://www.bibleinsong.com/Promises/Duties_man/Humility/Humility.htm

http://thinkexist.com/quotations/modesty/

A paragraph about Benjamin Franklin

milkatenmu — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:06:18 +0000

The early life of Benjamin Franklin is not an easy way to perfect his personality, because he got several of pressures from his family and government, which was make he had an Independent and strong mind. Franklin’s father let him to help the business of his brother even he never want to do that. He did not have ability to conflict with his father, and he was degraded to be an apprentice by his brother when he was very young. He was Independent because he did personal tutor to improve his reading and writing until he can manage some paper to makes government embarrassing. He did not scare anything, because he got a strong mind to do what he wants to do. It made his brother and other people thought he is a harmful factor and very impertinent. But he was never mind, he just took his way to leave Boston and did his own business. In fact, he is a independent person who has own opinion without others or his benefits.

A short paragraph about argument

milkatenmu — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:26:14 +0000

I called my mother last night, and told her something happened about me recently. But we got a small disputation. That was I told my Mum I got two jobs in campus, one was catering in Sodexo, another was front desk in student apartment. I thought she would happy because I was independent. She was not, she persuade me to quite one job, and asked me to pay more attention to my study. I told her ” I want to do two jobs in my favor, because I bought a car , I need two jobs to take on many fees of the car. And I also will try my best to study, don’t worry, Mum.” But my mother said, “I worry about your body, baby. I assert you can not do the two jobs. Lesten to my jugdement, Okay?” Actually, I was contradiction. I did lesten to her anyway.