HIST 015A Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Denmark Vesey, Gabriel Prosser, History Of The Southern United States
14 Mar 2019
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Largely agrarian south - peculiar institution of slavery. Farms and based on the institution of slavery. The industrial north - center of industry, commerce. All industry , center of manufacturing, full of factories. Basis of wealth - land and slaves. Factors contributing to southern white"s growing fears. Several rare but notable revolts in us. Deeply religious and learned how to read and write at a high level. New defense of slavery as a positive good. Historical argument - romans and greeks had slaves. Economic argument - slaving in factories and industries. Political argument - constitution protected slavery, protects property. Made it a crime to mention the word slave for a politician. Class of slave owners with 50 or more slaves. 10k families - 1% of the population. Possessed 90% of the region"s total wealth. Owners of large tobacco, sugar and cotton plantations. Greatly expanded after invention of cotton gin. Ornamental of model of grace, obedience, beauty.
