This research paper will serve to examine the development of slavery in the United States, starting from the 17th century by the colonists of Virginia. It will analyze the spread of slavery throughout the American colonies, and identify the disagreements between the North and the South. The paper will explain the daily lives of slaves, and argue how oppressing black slaves was unjust, introducing the Civil War and how it began. It will also express the Emancipation Proclamation along with the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments. This will lead to apprehend how the slaves attained their freedom.
Slavery in American began when European settlers of North America turned to African slaves as an inexpensive, more abundant source for labor than the indentured servants. Indentured servants were poor English settlers who gave up their freedom for three to seven years in exchange for passage to America. They were given a payment known as “freedom dues” when they finished the end of their contract and were released. The European settlers needed more workers for their plantations. In 1619, a Dutch ship brought twenty captive Africans ashore and sold them in Jamestown, Virginia. Slavery soon spread as various numbers of more Africans were shipped to the colonies. Historians gave an estimation of about six to seven million slaves imported from Africa during the 18th century alone. This importation deprived the African continent of some of its most healthy and ablest men and women.
Slaves had been treated as savages even before they were brought to America. During the slave trade, the transport of the slaves across the Atlantic, many slaves had lost their lives on the journey itself. The crossing took around 60-90 days, but som...
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Explains the purpose of the research paper, which will examine the development of slavery in the united states, starting from the 17th century by the colonists of virginia.
Explains that slavery in america began when european settlers of north america turned to african slaves as an inexpensive, more abundant source for labor than the indentured servants.
Explains that slaves were treated as savages even before they were brought to america. during the slave trade, people were crowded together and men were chained in pairs.
Explains that between one and two million slaves had died before reaching the new world over the centuries. those that made it to america were devastated of their lives in africa and encountered new lives as slave
Describes how eli whitney invented the cotton gin, which could clean fifty pounds of cotton seeds in the time it took to clean one pound by hand.
Explains that slavery was never widespread in the north. the northern states had all abolished slavery between 1777 and 1804, before congress had even banned the importation of slaves.
Explains that field slaves worked from sunrise to sunset, and worked eighteen hours a day during harvest. pregnant women worked in the field with the child on their back.
Explains that house slaves had better living conditions than field workers. they cleaned, cooked, served meals, and took care of the owner’s children.
Explains that a time for great change in american life came in the first half of the 19th century. the movement to end slavery came to overshadow all others.
Explains that the abolitionist movement gained strength and public attention during the 1830s to 1860s with the help of free blacks like frederick douglass and white supporters like william lloyd garrison.
Explains how abolitionists were attacked, burned down, and destroyed as the movement grew. the underground railroad helped runaway slaves escape to the north from the south.
Explains that sectional differences over slavery had divided the country, but the number of slave states and free states was balanced at eleven each, giving neither north nor south a controlling majority in the senate.
Describes how the kansas-nebraska act opened kansas and nebraska to settlement under the banner of popular sovereignty, or rule by the people. john brown was an antislavery zealot who met violence with violence.
Explains that dred scott was a slave in the free territory of wisconsin who tried to win his freedom legally rather than run away.
Describes how the dred scott decision convinced abolitionists like john brown that slavery could never be terminated by legal means.
Explains that the civil war began on april 12, 1861 when southern troops opened fire on fort sumter, a federal fort in charleston harbor.
Explains that lincoln issued his emancipation proclamation on january 1st, 1863, and declared "all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state shall be in rebellion against the united states".
Explains that lincoln and other republicans set their focus on passing a constitutional amendment to rid slavery once and for all.
Explains that the fourteenth amendment conferred citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the united states, including equal civil and legal rights to the former slaves who had recently been freed. the fifty-ninth amendment granted african men the right to vote.
Concludes that slavery began in the america in 1916 and was abolished in 1865. slaves helped shape the economic foundations of a new nation.
Cites pbs' "the african slave trade and the middle passage" and oracle foundation's "emancipation proclamation (1863).
Describes lincoln's emancipation proclamation. council on foreign relations, 1 jan. 1863.
"The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln." Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2014. .
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Opines that all men are created equal and endowed with unalienable rights, such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. prudence dictates that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.
Explains that abraham lincoln was a racist, power hungry, tyrant who fought the civil war to stop the south from seceding.
Argues that lincoln's most appalling infringement on the constitution is his suspension of habeas corpus, which led to over 3,000 suspected "confederate sympathizers" and journalist being imprisoned.
Explains that abraham lincoln is a tyrant, hypocrite, or consummate statesman. history net. bennett, lerone, dilorenzo, thomas j.
Slavery in the United States
The development and institution of slavery in the United States began when the U.S didn't even exist. When British colonies where beginning to pop up all over North East America there was a very noticeable problem; too much land and not enough people to work it. In order to work the land as much as possible many wealthy British colonist would pay to have indentured servants come to the new world and in return the indentured servants would work for them for seven years for free. At this time the servant would become free, however many servants died or ran away therefore fewer and fewer Europeans wanted to come to the New World.
In this essay, the author
Explains the development and institution of slavery in the united states began when the u.s didn't exist.
Explains that the constitution reduces democracy and will do more harm for slaves than good. in 1808 congress bans the importation of slavery, which is surprisingly tolerable for the south.
Explains that the south's population consisted of a majority of poor whites and of course slaves.
Explains that whites rationalize the institution of slavery in many ways, including scientific slavery and the gag rule.
More slaves came to America from Africa than anywhere else. The first slaves were in New York; the Africans came to the new world in 1530. Most African slaves did not know when or if freedom would come. The Africans lived a very harsh life; the white men did not care about the Africans slaves; only their labor. The African Americans were skilled workers. Many African Americans tried to change their religion to Christian, because the white men were not supposed to enslave Christians, but they did not care. Some African Americans became half free, which meant they could own their own land, but the children could not become half free.
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Explains that more slaves came to america from africa than anywhere else. most africans did not know when or if freedom would come.
Opines that the whites did not see how smart and brave some african americans were. harriet wilson was the first african american to publish a novel in the united states.
Explains that african americans and white slaves were both treated badly. three men tried to escape, but days later they were captured and returned.
Narrates how francis, a free african-american, was sentenced to 30 slashes and her work extended for 2 years. she disappeared from public record in 1904.
Narrates how thomas jefferson played with a little african american boy named jupiter and later became thomas' servant. in the 1780s thomas published his only book.
Explains that an african american could not have an education, hold property, or move freely. slaves were shipped over seas and many of them died.
Explains that south carolina slaves were worked almost to death, and if they ran away, they would burn an r on their right check. the whites carried guns to church because they were scared of african americans.
Explains that the whites controlled the african american by fear. preston brooks beat up a man because he didn't believe in slavery.
Explains that slavery was the goose that laid the golden eggs. whites tortured the blacks in different ways. in 1775, the american revolution began.
Explains that mombete gained her freedom in 1781 and changed her name to elizabeth freeman. in some cities, african americans can buy their freedom.
Explains that cotton gin helped the slaves out and made them more profitable. in 1840, the cotton value rose. slave labor made the production of cotton possible.
Describes how harriet escaped leaving loved ones behind and stayed in a cramped space for 7 years. she moved to rhyme chester, new york, where she found her children.
Narrates how robert small was born in beaufort, south carolina in 1839. his mother was a household servant. when he was 17, robert fell in love with hannah and got married.
Narrates how abraham lincoln changed the war into a holy war. general robert surrendered and the way of slavery was almost over. abe was shot. andrew johnson took over as president.
Explains that the kkk (klu klux klan) came to be because some people did not think the african americans should be free.
In 1581, the first imported African slaves landed in the Americas. The Spanish brought people from Africa to work for them in Florida. In 1619, the first slaves were brought into the original 13 colonies. They were brought to America as indentured servants and released after they had paid for their passage. In 1705, slaves became recognized as property. From then on, everything changed. Slavery became more and more prominent and by the time of the Civil War, it was estimated that over 4 million slaves were working in the South. Slaves were treated worse than the dogs of their owners. They were given little to eat and tiny shacks to live in. If they disobeyed, they were beaten. For these reasons, many slaves decided to risk their lives and run away in search of freedom.
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Opines that slavery was a dark time in america's past. many slave owners treated their slaves well, many did not, and forced them to live in deplorable conditions.
Explains that slaves were brought to america as indentured servants and released after paying for their passage. slaves were treated worse than the dogs of their owners.
Explains that the underground railroad was formed in 1810, and more than 100,000 slaves escaped from their owners.
Explains that harriet tubman was the "moses" of the slave community. she was a christian and saw her dreams as coming straight from god.
Describes how harriet stowe supported the underground railroad and wrote her inspiring book, uncle tom's cabin. william still was an abolitionist and helped as many as sixty slaves to freedom in canada and beyond.
Explains that many slaves escaped to freedom during and before the civil war. they owed it all to their trust in god and the "conductors" and "stationmasters" of the underground railroad.
Describes the works cited-wikipedia, national geographic, the underground railroad, slavery in america, and harriet tubman.
Lincoln, Abraham. "Quotes About Slavery." Good Reads. Good Reads, n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. .
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Explains that freedom has been fought for in many places around the world, and it is one of the things that the united states is founded on.
Explains that freedom comes with obligations such as telling the truth so that the people given it will not abuse it.
Opines that freedom should be something that people are grateful for because an obligation of freedom is protecting it according to jfk.
Explains that the privilege of freedom is the way that people are treated despite their freedom. when segregation was still a big issue in the united states, african americans were not treated the same as whites.
Analyzes how freedom comes with obligations such as telling the truth and protecting it, while privileges of freedom seem to be the way that people are treated.
Explains that lange, dorothea, "the struggle for economic equality (1900-1950s)." calisphere. the regents of the university of california.
Describes lincoln's quotes about slavery on good reads.
McPherson, James M. "American National Biography Online: Lincoln, Abraham." American National Biography Online: Lincoln, Abraham. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2014.
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Explains that abraham lincoln was born in hardin county, kentucky, in 1809. he was employed as a store clerk, mill hand, partner in general store, postmaster, and surveyor until the kansas-nebraska act was passed.
Analyzes how lincoln's debates made him a rising political star in the north and front-runner for the republican presidential nomination.
Explains that john wilkes booth grew up on a farm run by slaves, and was taught that slavery was acceptable. he joined the no-nothing party to limit immigration into the united states.
Describes how booth reassembled his group of accomplishes and assigned tasks to each. he hoped to cripple the north, giving the south an opportunity to regroup and continue the war that they already lost.
Describes how booth broke his leg as he jumped from the president box, but managed to escape. herold, another conspirator, caught up to him and rode to a roadside inn owned by mary surratt.
Narrates the death of john wilkes booth, 1865. n.p., 1997.
Explains mcpherson, james m., "american national biography online: lincoln, abraham."
Explains that the largest american manhunt began in search of the confederate spy, john wilkes booth, after the assassination of president lincoln.
Lincoln, Abraham, Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, (Independence Hall Association--ONLINE) 1995-2011, http://www.ushistory.org/documents/lincoln1.htm, (accessed 16 October 2011).
In this essay, the author
Analyzes how the movement spread throughout the country with people captivated by the exuberance that fills these protests. slavery's divisive influence over political aspects of american society caused the civil war.
Analyzes how political parties became identifying characteristics of americans, and each party's opposing viewpoint on slavery divided the country into two perpetually arguing sections and laid groundwork for the civil war.
Analyzes how the escalating issue of ethics and rights led the country to a point where compromise was no longer possible.
Analyzes how a controversial supreme court decision regarding slavery divided the nation and led to civil warfare.
Analyzes how the evasive debate over new territories' policies led to a civil war between the north and south.
Analyzes how slavery divided the country into two perpetually combating sections, ultimately causing the civil war.
Cites brown, david, and clive webb, race in the american south: from slavery to civil rights.
Explains that lincoln, abraham, the dred scott decision and the declaration of independence, (ebscohost—online) 2009, http://web.ebscohost.
Cites lincoln, abraham, lincoln's first inaugural address, http://www.ushistory.org/documents/lincoln1.htm.
Cites lincoln, abraham, lincoln's house divided speech, http://www.ushistory.org/documents/housedivided.htm.
Analyzes morrison, michael a., slavery and the american west: the eclipse of manifest destiny and the coming of the civil war.
Describes volo, dorothy denneen and james m. vol., daily life in civil war america.
Explains that von drehle, david, the way we weren't, (ebscohost--online).
"The Gettysburg Address." Alplm.org. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. .
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Analyzes how lincoln's speeches were delivered during times of conflict, including the gettysburg address and his second inaugural address.
Explains that the gettysburg address was written in a time of war within our country. arguments over slavery had been stirring for almost forty years with in our government.
Explains that lincoln was reelected president in 1864 after the congressional committee on the conduct of war was created. the committee spilt northern democrats into groups called "war democrats" and "peace democrats".
Analyzes how lincoln uses the gettysburg address to dedicate the land where many lives were lost during the civil war.
Describes the great task remaining before them, and opines that the nation, under god, shall have a new birth of freedom.
Analyzes how lincoln goes beyond the purpose of his speech and delivers a motivational message in his second inaugural address.
Analyzes how lincoln's speeches are structured similarly. the gettysburg address was under 300 words. he uses abstract thinking as opposed to literal thoughts.
Compares lincoln's inaugural address and the gettysburg address. lincoln uses short abstract thoughts to achieve a powerful and meaningful speech.
Analyzes how lincoln's structuring and style is enhanced by his use of literary devices. he uses contrast, alliteration and repetition, which really makes his words affect the audience.
Analyzes how lincoln invokes the hallowedground of gettysburg by repeating the word 'here' eight times in 250 words, which catches the listener's attention and makes an impact.
Analyzes how lincoln uses literary devices to intensify his thoughts. he compares saving and destroying in his inaugural address.
Analyzes how lincoln's use of literary devises makes his speeches poetic, and more powerful.
Opines that lincoln's words are as powerful today as they were during the civil war.
Opines that lincoln's words still carry meaning and remind us of the important values our country was built on. the powerful message of lincoln’s second inaugural address is carved in stone in our nations capitol and the dedication at gettysburg will also be thought of.
Cites freeman, joanne, hutchinson, becca, lincoln, and lincoln.
Describes lincoln's second inaugural address and quotes quinn, rob. "'white only' pool sign just 'historical,' landlord says - outraged tenant files civil rights
Explains the gettysburg address at alplm.org. abraham lincoln presidential library and museum. "the heroes of july."
Opines that lincoln's second inaugural address, explains why the civil war was fought. lincolnscottage.org.
Slavery in the United States
In the history of the United States nothing has brought more
shame to the face of America than the cold, premeditated
method of keeping black people in captivity. People from
England who migrated to America used many different methods
to enslave black people and passed them down through the
children. These methods were quite effective, so effective that
these “slaves” were kept in captivity for over two hundred years
in this country. It was the rain of terror that kept black people in
fear of their lives for so long. The invention of the gun back in
the fifth-teenth century was the main reason that these people
were able to go to another continent and enslave so many
people.
In this essay, the author
Explains that slavery in the united states brought shame to the face of america. people from england who migrated to america used many different methods to enslave black people.
Explains that the invention of the gun back in the fifth-teenth century was the main reason that black people were kept in captivity for over two hundred years.
Explains that africans were enslaved on another continent and were mistreated mentally and physically. they were tightly packed on ships for months at a time.
Explains that as the population increased in the colonies during the 1600’s, so did the demand for slavery especially in southern colonies where the big plantations were.
Opines that the slaves were barbaric and not smart enough to be civilized. they owned huge houses and thought of themselves as noblemen.
Explains that the europeans who owned slaves thought that they were not smart enough because they could not speak english and they did not have a written language.
Explains that the slaves started having children, and the demand for them dropped while the market for selling them and their children went up. if a person was born to one, they were automatically born into slavery.
Opines that colonists believed that every man is born with the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Opines that their ignorance to this fact is not what kept them in slavery for so though. they knew they would be made an example of if they tried to escape.
Opines that slaves who rebelled or acted up would be beaten badly with whips, punished by starving in the basement, or just shot.
Explains that they started learning that not all black people in the country were enslaved. by word of mouth or by reading, they began to learn that slavery did not exist up north.
Explains that the underground railroad was a dangerous plan. white people would help some slaves escape, but nobody could trust anybody back then.
Explains that white people would hide runaway slaves for the day so they could continue to head towards the northern states during the night for their freedom. one slave that had escaped was fredrick douglas.
Narrates how a well-spoken black man, who was brave, prepared an audience of white people and told them what was going on down south.
Opines that greed for money through free labor, supply and demand, and gun power is what created slavery.
Explains that fear in the eyes of the slaves kept them working under such poor conditions everyday, while their friends and family could be sold away at any place or place.
Opines that slavery is the number one event in our country's history that has led to the civil war.
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it." - Roy P. Basler There is multiple reasons why slavery was necessary. There is still so much still in question from the start of slavery until now. Slavery shaped the United States for everything we have today.
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Opines that slavery shaped the united states for everything we have today.
Opines that slavery caused a lot of problems between the whites and the blacks.
Narrates how harriet tubman helped the united states learn more about slavery so they could help abolish it.
Explains that there were many possible jobs that the slaves could have after they were set free or were let on lease due to not having enough work to do. they were not paid well or they didn’t make any money.
Opines that slavery in the revolution era revealed both the potential for radical change and its failure.
Explains that the revolution era was known as the time of freeing slaves and a major change in the number of enslaved african americans.
Explains slavery in america began when the first african slaves were brought to the north american colony of jamestown, virginia, in 1619. slavery was practiced throughout the american colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Explains that america's westward expansion and abolition movement in the north led to the civil war. the legacy of slavery continued to influence american history.
Explains how abolitionists changed the way the slaves lived. welfare was the hallmark of living and they created designs that were less complex but had similar blueprints.
Opines that slavery will never end along with racism from the ways that the slaves were treated. there is always something good that comes out of every experience.
Cites bradford, sarah, and gilderleherman insutute of american history.