Rhetorical Analysis on “Southern Discomfort” In “Southern Discomfort” George Packer initially constructs a foundation on which he can build his coming argument by mentioning a recent vote in Congress in which southern republicans dissented from the rest of the party by making up half of the “no” votes. Packer then goes on recall the history of the South, touch on some major political issues and controversies, and just generally establish himself as a credible and knowledgeable individual on the South. Throughout the article, Packer makes numerous implications that both the South as well as its culture is out-of-date; a sort of antiquated representation of America from 1970 to 2008, one filled with the cliché southerner who only loves country, guns, and football.
Differences Between the Colonies The three Northern and Southern Colonies on the eastern side of early America, have their similarities, but that still doesn’t compare to their vast differences .When contrasted, the topic can go from religion, to climate, and even to the very accent or language that they may speak. Then in return, giving each colony their own “distinct” qualities to be represented for.
The nature of the Old South depended on a firmly structured society where plantation owners, or a small white body of southerners, existed as the elites of society, “crackers,” who were sometimes depicted as poor whites but, in this case, refer to those whites in the south who represented a culture which drew from its Celtic origins, and, most importantly, African American slaves who were firmly regimented in state of inferiority to both crackers and planters. In terms of ethics and economics, the nature of the Old South created for itself a unique civilization where, ethically, southerners possessed a high degree of honor and were in a constant state of fear of humiliation, and, economically, southern society was unique for its reliance on
South Carolina 1860 South Carolina had long been a catalyst for, and a symbol of, Southern dreams of a bold new future and an independent new confederacy as well as Northern nightmares of the American experiment gone awry. Most white South Carolinians believed that their economic prosperity, political interest, and social stability were inextricable tied to state rights, the organization of subjugation, and the manor framework as it had advanced subsequent to the frontier period. It is a commonplace of American history that South Carolina leaders did not always, in the first decades of the Union, defend the extreme state rights doctrines which John C. Calhoun so ably expounded later in the antebellum period. In the convention of 1787 South
The North and south were divided by not only beliefs but by jobs. While there are many other reasons also why the North and South were
The southern region of the United States in the early years of the 1860’s had a most incomparable affect on the country. The disputes between the North and the South had caused a civil war, killing over one half a million people after the South seceded from the Union. The causes driving the South to secede grew to the point where one unified, strong country was no longer an option in the Southerner’s eyes. The Northerners viewed the Southerner’s needs as unnecessary and immoral desires. Due to the two regions differences, outbreaks of violence started a pandemonium.
Something that is shocking is that the Christian community in the south turned their heads when it came to slavery. But much of the economy needed slave plantations for their cotton production so they often overlooked slavery problems once again. Although many were still fighting using the Missouri compromise to keep slavery in the states even though many free states opposed it. Southern states argued that slaves lacked that what they needed to be free, all while fighting states to come in as free states because of the compromise of 1850 and to keep their balance in congress, and to take slaves were ever they wanted. With all these laws in place it made it hard for slaves to revolt or run against their
Slavery expansion played a big role in the south’s economy by allowing them to grow their agricultural economy. Other political disagreements include tariffs and the role of the federal government and laws. The south thought the north was using the federal government unfairly and completely ignoring what the south wanted. This made the south bitter and lose trust. Political tensions and disagreements made the south feel the only way to protect their institution was to secede from the northern
The southern states were the states of cotton. The slaves had to pick cotton. Most northern states had little to no cotton production (Document A). The population of slaves was dominant in the South because of the cotton industry. Industrial workers were dominant in the North.
I think that understanding the history of African Americans in South Carolina would provide a more comprehensive understanding of the state's culture and society. African Americans have played a significant role in shaping the state's history, and their contributions have been instrumental in making South Carolina what it is today. Without acknowledging and celebrating their contributions, our understanding of South Carolina's culture and society would be incomplete. Additionally, learning about the history of African Americans in South Carolina can help address racial disparities and promote social justice.
To this day, the South carries the scars politically, socially and economically of what birthed it: a peculiar
Because the first four chapters of Louisiana: The History of an American State create a vivid picture, producing illustrated summaries becomes easy. Illustrated summaries represent the understanding of a chapter. These are four different images that can represent Louisiana’s culture, geography, economy, and government. Chapter 1 in the textbook discusses culture, which includes festivals, regions, and people. The image that represents Ch.1, Louisiana’s culture shows the five cultural regions, Mardi Gras beads, and music notes.
Southerners believed that the U.S. was made for and by the white race, and that the Africans had no part of their establishment. They believed that slaves were justified by the “..experience of mankind, and the revealed will of the almighty creator.” (Document B.) They did not want to give up their businesses or their beliefs too soon therefore, they
I also wouldn’t like to live in the South because if i were not to be in the planter clas or have plantations i wouldnt really gain money. I also wouldn’t like to live in the south because on the other hand i wouldnt have many sociallity since their isn’t many organized religion,schools,or parks and many more
