The Political Crisis of the 1850's: There are many different reasons for the coming of war, but none other that of a crisis, a political crisis. ... In the south in places like Georgia and Alabama there were more plantations and they also had a much larger slave population. ... What I don't understand is why they didn't just go to war then, there was already enough reason too. If I were a northerner back then I would by outraged by the thought of slavery and I would want to make the southern economy suffer. ... There were some last efforts made to keep the union, but...

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In the 1800's there were radical changes to the slave trade and North American slave holdings. In the U.S. movements were forming to stop the holding and trade of slaves. ... But slavery was less profitable in the North, there economic activity centered on small farms and industries The southern plantation owners were not willing to follow in the north's footsteps because their income would decrease a considerable amount. ... Large numbers of abolitionists then joined the fight to win social and political equality for blacks. ... And increasingly in the 1840s, abolition...

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Most Southerners were angry when slavery was banned since then they had to work for themselves. ... During the year of Jem and Scout's father's case; "the school buzzed with talk about him(Atticus) defending Tom Robinson, none of which was complimentary."... With small towns, there is not much controversy so when there is some, that is all they can think or talk about. ... There were many reasons why Maycomb County's people were filled with racism. ... The blacks were no longer slaves. ...

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They then they were sold on private markets at a range on prices depending on their gender, race, age, mannerisms, and skill level. ... Here, care was taken that slaves were not unduly packed in noggurs, or cargo boats, and that there was a sufficient supply of food and water. ... There were very few who did not suffer abuse from the traders, and the ones who do often times drowned themselves in the Nile to end this abuse. ... There were black male, the black female slaves, white male slaves, and white female slaves. ... None of the slaves in the Egyptian society were used in agricultur...

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There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to ceded from the Union. ... They said that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. ... There were demands for political equality, economic, religious, and social advances. ... There were also many people in the North known as abolitionist s who made the South look bad. ... Other problems existed that led to succession but none were as big as the slavery issue. ...

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There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to ceded from the Union. ... They said that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. ... There were demands for political equality, economic, religious, and social advances. ... There were also many people in the North known as abolitionist s who made the South look bad. ... Other problems existed that led to succession but none were as big as the slavery issue. ...

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There are two books with which provide us with a basis for such analysis "Myne Owne ground", by T.H Breen, Stephen Innes and "Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian", edited by Hunter Dickinson Farish. ... None of the parties involved, not even Casor, questioned the legitimacy of slavery nor the propriety of a black man owning a black slave (pg15My owne)." ... They also played a huge role in the families that were free. ... By the 18th century the distinction was clear that all whites were free and all blacks were slaves. ... If you wore red lens over your eyes your whole life and s...

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They were not treated as valued as some other possessions as an excerpt from viewpoint 10A reads, "Tis pity there should be more caution used in buying a horse, or a little lifeless dust, than there is in purchasing men and women: whereas they are the offspring of god, and their liberty is, Auro pretiosior omni. ... A gentlemen once said, "That none ought to part with their liberty themselves, or deprive others of it but upon mature consideration." ... The master of plantation also has a job to do, but his job is much more respectable then the job of a slave. . I believe there is som...

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These men were making five times more then what they can make at home. ... Hundreds of miles to the south there were something else brewing, a small plant creating another economic boom called cotton. ... There were four million men, women, and children in slavery. ... Then he met and debated with Lincoln in the White House about slavery. ... He hoped that the local slaves would help him but none for the slaves showed up to help him and his sons. ...

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Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. ... There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. ... They said that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. ... There were demands for political equality and economic and social advances. ... Other problems existed that led to succession but none were as big as the slavery issue. ...

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Northerners complained and southerners were inflamed by the North's defiance. ... As a result, California drafted a constitution and then applied for statehood, thus bypassing the usual territorial stage and avoiding becoming a slave state. ... If elected "without slavery", then those slaveholders already I the state would still be protected. ... Northerners were inflamed by this and tension increased greatly. ... Of course, if not for their secession, there would be no civil war and none of the aforementioned events would be as relevant as they were as a result of the war. ...

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Race Robert Cahill claims that there are two parts to racism: plain and fancy. ... There were people you would look out for and others would be okay to talk to. ... The white race seems to be the superior race down there, and is "openly declared and assertive."" ... The statement starts off saying "Negro-, and then in the last paragraph uses the term "African-. ... "We think they are not, and that they are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word "citizens- in the Constitution and can, therefore, claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides...

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Douglass then begins to describe the inhumane life a slave has on a rural plantation. ... There were countless reasons a slave could be whipped, such as not being at the field in time, trying to escape, being caught out at night, talking back to the master, and many other reasons. ... There were close to four hundred slaves kept on the plantation Douglass was at. ... He writes, "There was no getting rid of it. ... There were other narratives written by former slaves, but none could live up to the educated, realistic accounts of slavery by Frederick Douglass. ...

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The D'Ortegas represented the stereotypical slaveholders back then, who were exceptionally cruel to their slaves, took advantage of them, and saw the slaves as property (Jennings). ... There is love between Jacob and Rebekka. ... Finally there is the love of Florens' mother. ... She was desperate to protect Florens, who was still too innocent to understand the sexual abuse that the other slaves were experiencing. ... None. ...

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Marx then looks at how slavery and racism developed in each country. ... African slaves were brought in to fill there space. ... The Dutch were integrated with the native population at first but then began to fear that they would lose control of there power once diamonds and gold were found. The Dutch Then began to enslave more natives to work these mines. ... The change of hands between the to leaders was slow but revolutionary for the region none the less. ...

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Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. ... There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. ... They said that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. ... There were demands for political equality and economic and social advances. ... They were convinced that they should make a bid for independence by succeeding rather then face political encirclement. ...

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The Auld's in Baltimore were the most important. ... Now, if you teach that nigger how to read, there would be no keeping him. ... They were blind to so many of the evils of their masters. ... He then advised the newly married couple to travel further north to Massachusetts, for they would be much safer there. ... Douglass then began reading William Lloyd Garrison's "Liberator," an anti-slavery journal. ...

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Then I thought a minute, and says to myself, hold on, -suppose you"d done right and give Jim up would you felt better than what you do now? ... There is a difference however, between Jim's actions towards his previous owner Miss Watson and his services unto Huck. ... It was understood by the slaves in the book that if they were sold down the river it would be the beginning of the end for them. Slave owners in the Deep South were portrayed to be mean and vicious. They were depicted to be the worse kinds to work for and in the worse kinds of conditions. ...

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There was a Great House farm also known aas te home plantation of Colonel Lloyd slaves sometimes had permission from their masters to run errands there. ... Slaves that were caught stealing the fruits from the garden were whipped. ... There has been day when Lloyd would just ride his horses around his plantations and stop by random slaves and ask them who their owner was and how he treated them, if the answer from the slave was negative Lloyd would remember the slave and then arrange for that slave to be sold to Georgian slave trades. ... Back then master didn't let children work on the f...

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Harper then resumed her passion for the Negro cause until her death in 1911. ... Its every glance was pain, As if a storm of agony Were sweeping through the brain. ... No marvel, then, these bitter shrieks Disturb the listening air: She is a mother, and her heart Is breaking in despair. ... Our mother, so loved and precious, No longer was sitting there. Our hearts grew heavy with sorrow, Our eyes with tears were blind, And little Jamie was wondering, Why we were left behind. ...

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Slaves were told they were subhuman and were traded as commodities whose worth could be expressed in dollars. ... These characters show some signs of peace and relief throughout the story, but then the ghost of Beloved appears and reveals all past memories. ... (Bloom, 96) All of her past feelings and memories Dubinsky 4 were pushed aside for temporary freedom. ... Collected every bit of life she had made, all the parts of her that were precious and fine and beautiful, and carried, pushed, dragged them through the veil, out, away, over there where no one could hurt them. Over there. ...

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Slaves were seen as dependent, inferior to the white race and without any civil rights. ... I will fortify my opinion first of all by giving explanations on Mark Twain's attitude towards slaves and his experiences with them, and then by introducing his novel "Puddn'head Wilson-. ... "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson- is introduced by a description of a peaceful, calm town seemingly harmless and full of harmony: "In 1830 it was a snug little collection of modest one- and two-storey frame dwellings whose whitewashed exteriors were almost concealed from sight by climbing tangle...

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There was not one single kind of Native American, but many. ... There were a number of trade routes along the rivers, which led to a heavy reliance on imports and exports. ... There were nomadic people here as well. ... There were enough sea mammals, shellfish, and canoes for them to eat and use so that they could get their main food source and did not need to rely on agriculture. ... While the Americans (whites) looked down upon the Indians and did not think they were real people, there was a negative relationship between the two cultures. ...

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"By the onset of the Civil War, 2.4 million slaves were engaged in cotton production" (Long 16). ... However, industry and commerce were centered in the North. ... However, Lincoln received less than 40 per cent of the popular vote, almost none of which came from the South. ... "There is no more moving and telling an expression of the Black's view of the Civil War than this" (Long 26). ... It is ironic that only a few days before Fort Sumter was attacked, Douglass had agreed to make a trip to Haiti to investigate the possibility of emigration there by free Blacks at the invitation of t...

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