Slavery

United States History Pro-Slavery Slavery was one of the biggest impacts that happened during the eighteen and the nineteenth century. The word slavery is defined as a person who is the property of another person. It was can also be define as a great contribution to the United States. There are many different races of slaves and servants in America, but Africans Americans were the ones who had the worst discrimination. The failing of indentured servants was main reason slavery became inevitable. Slaveholders did not consider morality because they were only viewing it from an economic point of view, rather than a humanitarian. Any rights or freedom that the Africans Americans had was beginning to crumble down they were the inferior race, and were the most popular choice because they provided cheap labor. Slaveholders also known as masters were the ones who had control over the slave’s life they set rules and laws that had to be adhere or punishment would be the consequence. Southern states were most dominated by slavery because of the many plantations that needed to be maintained. Black Slaves were the ones who run the plantations with their master’s orders. As author Eric Foner explained it has been said that in the South as a whole, slaves make up one-third of the total population and the cotton-producing states of the Deep South, around half. Slavery was rapidly expanding westward and its population was also growing and even reaching the millions. The invented of the cotton gin in 1793 which was invented by Eli Whitney played a major role in expanding slavery.

People in the south had different opinions on the ways a slave should be treated. There was a vast majority of people who believed slaves were nothing and they are just regarded as property and not people. Yes slaves were forced to serve at their owner’s will and it sometimes happen through violence but there were a couple of writers, authors, and slave owners who believed that if certain