On the eve of the Revolutionary War, slavery was well established throughout America; however, subsequent to securing independence from Britain, the institution of slavery underwent dramatic transformations. Initially, many northern states adopted laws to gradually emancipate their slaves because the northern economy was not as embedded in slavery as the South. On the other hand, Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin in 1793 spurred rapid economic growth and agricultural expansion, which expanded slavery into the Deep South. Moreover, agreements to fight for the British during the Revolution, coupled gradual manumission post Revolution allowed many African Americans to gain freedom. However, slavery nonetheless expanded in the South through agricultural and economic advancements. As a result, many northern free slaves responded to their challenges by seeking adaptation to society through increased rights and church activities. In addition, enslaved African Americans responded to the challenges of their bondage through various forms of resistance. Therefore, while gradual manumission between 1775 and 1830 opened opportunities to many African Americans to gain freedom through emancipation, fighting for the British, purchasing their freedom, or relocating to Africa, slavery as an institution expanded in the South as a result of extensive economic growth. Consequently, free African Americans reacted to the challenges in the North through more passive attempts of adaptation and improvement, while enslaved African Americans in the South favored forms of resistance. Initially, African Americans were granted the prospect of freedom by agreeing to fight for the British during the Revolution; however, after the Revolution, other pa... ... middle of paper ... ... cotton gin allowed slavery to expand deep into the South, thriving of profitable cotton cultivation and the increased need for slave labor. In addition, free slaves responded to their discrimination by advocating increased rights and by forming mural aid organizations often centered on religion. Lastly, enslaved African Americans responded with both outward forms of rebellion and more curbed resistance such as work slowdowns. Furthermore, between 1775 and 1830 the emancipation of slavery in the North and the expansion of slavery in the South displayed the growing polarization between the two regions, centered on the issue of slavery. Ultimately, the institution of slavery almost single handedly severed the United States into two distinct countries during the Civil War, however by the wars end, the Union’s victory abolished slavery and restored national boundaries.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that slavery was well established throughout america on the eve of the revolutionary war, but it expanded in the south through agricultural and economic advancements.
- Analyzes how the gradual manumission of slavery in the north took on more of an economic than humanitarian motive.
- Explains that while the institution of slavery was weakening in the north, agricultural development spurred rapid economic growth, which drastically expanded slavery throughout the south.
- Analyzes how free african americans in the north responded to their challenges by seeking adaptation to society, voicing their rights and the rights of slaves, and participating in religious activities.
- Explains that some enslaved african americans responded to the challenges of their bondage through rebellion and escape attempts, while others favored more furtive forms of resistance.
- Analyzes how african americans gained freedom through gradual manumission, fighting for the british, purchasing freedom, or relocating in africa, while the institution of slavery expanded into the south due to agricultural and economic development.
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