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What were the variety of arguments used by southerners to defend the institution of slavery in the pre-civil War era?
It was the mainstay of the cotton industry, which accounted for half the exports of the USA.
Many Southern leaders maintained that slavery must either expand or die.
As the debate heated up dangerously through the 1850's, church ministers were pressured into declaring slavery to be a perfect God-given arrangement of man and master.
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What did the raid on harpers ferry convince southerners of?
Slavery should be abolished
What arguments did southerners give in support for slave labor?
That the slaves were much better off in America than they would have been in Africa. As the slavery debate intensified through the 1850's, they put pressure on the church ministers to declare that slavery was a perfect God-given arrangement of master and man.
What was the name for pro slavery southerners?
A radical group of pro-slavery southerners were known as â??Fire-Eatersâ??. They were the politicians urging the southern states to become a separate nation. These individuals did much to weaken the fragility of the Union and made it their goal to create a separate Confederate nation.
The Confederate War effort was hurt by southerners fierce devotion to?
State's rights
In the first half of the nineteenth century how did Southern values and traditions differ from those of the North?
In the first half of the nineteenth century, the Southerners believed in the institution of slavery while the Northerners didn't. This eventually caused the Civil War which brought the country together eventually after its conclusion but at great expense.
Which is an example of Southerners' arguments used in defense of slavery?
They argued that slavery contributed to the prosperous economy.
How did southerners defend the institution of slavery?
Sorry I do not know honestly .... Hehehe
Compare the arguments of northerners with southerners who opposed abolitionism?
they opposed the african american slavery
What did southerners justify the theory?
Southerners often justified the theory of states' rights and the institution of slavery by arguing that the Constitution allowed states to govern themselves and make their own laws. They claimed that slavery was a necessary economic system that benefited the Southern economy and society. Additionally, many used pseudoscientific theories and cultural arguments to assert that African Americans were inferior and that slavery was a benevolent institution. This justification was deeply rooted in a desire to preserve their way of life and economic interests during the antebellum period.
How did southerners shape their pro-slavery arguments and what were the responses of the abolitionists?
Some of the arguments that pro slavery southerners used were that abolitionists only wanted to free enslaved workers so that they could work in northern factories, where they would get paid low wages, would have to pay for food and shelter, and where it was dangerous.
How did most Southerners view slavery?
Most Southerners viewed slavery as necessary for their economy and way of life. They believed it was a vital institution that provided labor for their plantations and farms. Many saw slavery as a fundamental part of their culture and were resistant to any efforts to abolish it.
Why in 1860 did white southerners remain committed to the institution of slavery and its expansion?
The plantation needed a source of inexpensive labor.
What southerners called for to protect their right to own slaves?
Southerners called for states' rights and the preservation of the institution of slavery to protect their right to own slaves. They argued that the federal government should not interfere with the laws of individual states regarding slavery.
By the 1840s many northern Americans had come to see slavery as an evil while many southerners defended the institution as a positive good What arguments did each side marshal in support of its case?
The North felt that the South was treating blacks unfairly. However, the South felt that slavery was necessary to keep the economy strong.
What did most southerners think about slavery?
Most southerners in the antebellum period viewed slavery as a necessary institution for their agrarian economy, particularly in the production of cash crops like cotton and tobacco. Many believed it was essential for their way of life and justified it through economic, social, and racial arguments. While some opposed slavery on moral grounds, the majority supported it, seeing it as integral to their social hierarchy and economic prosperity. The defense of slavery became a central part of southern identity and culture.
Why did the states sounth of Pennsylvania cling to the institution of slavery?
The plantation system of the south had been built on slavery, in many Southerners feared that their economy couldn't survive without it.
Wealthy white southerners used religion to justify the institution of slavery by arguing that?
by arguing that some people were created to rule others.
