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African Americans, free or not, suffered immensely because of the prejudice put upon them merely because of the color of their skin. The southern side of the U.S. had encouraged slavery the most. Slavery helped their economy by bringing money in and to help agricultural farming. Slaves helped to bring in money, yet hardly

The people of a country will not always agree on national policies; such was the case after the American Revolution. As what is known as the antebellum period began, the American Nation was divided into the North and South by many issues but most economic issues arising from western expansion and slavery. While the North had abolished slavery, the South insisted on slavery for the cultivation of their cash crops especially cotton. The south had religious and racial justifications for the institution of slavery and even went so far as to proclaim slavery was for the slave’s own benefit. The North, motivated by the second Great Awakening however, had women and the Abolitionist movement that regarded slavery as evil and an institution that needed to be abolished.

Since adopted slave owners were married into slave owning and weren’t raised among slavery, Douglass believed that they didn’t know how to tr... ... middle of paper ... ... master practiced. He came to the conclusion that being religious didn’t show their goodness as people but instead brought out their brutality. The Life of Fredrick Douglass shows how slavery could of not only affected the slaves but the owners as well. Thomas Auld was overall a cowardly owner and quite tough compared to other slaveholders. Douglass believed that since Auld obtained slave owning from marriage, it made him more of an unpleasant master because he wasn’t used to being around slavery and having so much power.

African slave trading became the main problem dividing Americans, and could even of been a factor of many, which led to the American Civil War. Why did the South not abolish slavery altogether? It wasn't as simple as that; slavery was crucial for economical, political, social and even religious reasons; of which the greatest was economical. Slavery was vital to the Southern colony's continuation of economic profit, and therefore was chiefly economically based. The conditions of the Southern colonies were much suited to plantation agriculture, which provided the basis of the South's wealth.

Slavery is one of the processes that influenced the economy of the Europe in many aspects. Agriculture and cheap labor were two causes for the institutionalization of slavery in America, which inevitably led to the industrial revolution. The Native Americans had less experience in agricultural knowledge and mass population destructions caused a labor shortage in this region. Although, the weather and the fertile land of America were very much suitable for agricultural products, they did not have much knowledge of using the fertility of lands properly. Besides, they were disconnected from the outer world before 1492 which caused the Andeans lacking behind from th... ... middle of paper ... ... unbearable torture the slave trade is remembered as a curse for the African population and the entire sufferer in today’s world.

Overspecialization occurs when an economic actor is so excessively-concentrated to a single function that when change arises, it is unable to adapt. The Southern United States experienced, firsthand, the destruction that results from such change. But how could the entire southern half of the United States find themselves trapped in overspecialization? The rising demand of cotton attracted Southern capitalists. African slaves were the laborers of the cotton fields, thus, the Southern capitalists increased their investment in the trading of slaves.

The slaves wished for permanent freedom from the Dutch and felt that a revolt was the only way to achieve this. Some slaves received little or no provisions because the planters did not grow enough on the estate and the Berbice Association cut down food imports, therefore they were underfed. The estates were often left in the hands of cruel overseers who did not care about the welfare of the slaves. The slaves knew that the whites were weakened as a group (both in size and physically) and were inspired to start a revolt by a Maroon in Suriname in the year 1762, they thought if the revolt was a success then, theirs would be also. The results of the unsuccessful revolt was ver... ... middle of paper ... ...ng the rebel, Coffy tried to regain the upper hand by attacking the plantation stronghold on the Berbice River.

Once the introduction to slavery was introduced to America, a firestorm of maltreatment towards human kind ensued. Slaves were an alternative to indentured servants, which proved to be a very popular and cost effective solution to the labor problem amongst farmers. Americans began to import enslaved African workers by the thousands and sold them to land owners as lifelong property. With the indentured population diminished, and due to the low cost of African slaves, popularity and widespread African slavery grew. In the late 1600s, Early America was marred with a myriad of controversies; none more so than the birth of slave labor.

With demands growing for cotton, the Necessity for supplementary slaves was evident, especially since whites refused to work in those conditions. The only way for a planter to realize profits was to yield a large harvest, but that meant the acquisition of good, strong labor. In the essay, “Human Property Bought and Sold”, Walter Johnson explains the upbringing of a dollar-fetching slave and how demands shifted with the westward expansion of slavery. Judged by the size of his feet, his height, and his shape, “growing into money” was the slaveholder’s way of measuring the potential value of his slave. While it is impossible to understand the extent of brutality the young slaves endured, it is equally as difficult to understand the experience of being sold and separated from family.

Slavery was like an addiction that the south could not break. Although it provided economic benefits to both the north and the south, the addiction or “curse” bound the people to the downfalls of slavery as well. Slavery created an oligarchy of which a small aristocracy of slave-owners would dominate political, economic, and social affairs of both blacks and whites. The institutions negative impact on the South, and even the entire nation would eventually lead to a great tragedy: the civil war. Although the institution of slavery oppressed enslaved individuals, the effects were felt beyond the large slave population.