JUST-201 Lecture 9: Notes 11/22-11/29 Chapter 13
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All minorities have always had issues with becoming citizens in america. Got slaves from group of wanderers out of nowhere. Captives from previous wars became slaves - not about race originally. Issue with slavery - slaves were considered property. They abducted or conquered slaves and then deprived of all rights. Natural law - life, liberty, pursuit of happiness. South was so successful because of the cotton cash crop. Method of survival - different of north and south. North - industrialized, factories, farming for survival, exported natural resources, trading, cabinet making, carpenters, etc, crafts, silver smith, lock smith, blacksmith. Why was slavery not mentioned in the constitution? amistad case - because slaves are considered property can they gain rights human beings are entitled to? amistad - spanish ship that ends up on northern shores. Legal issue - slaves killed the ship workers. Ship landed in new york that"s a free state - spain says no.
