Eventually, the south became very powerful. “However, the invention of the cotton gin took the South 's national economic dominance and transformed it into a global phenomenon.” (Jones, 2013, p.1). At that time the south became really influential. “Thus vital links developed between the profit motive which led to inhuman efforts to dehumanize Africa slaves, and the conception of the New World as an environment of liberation, opportunity, and upward mobility.”
Slavery’s Role in Modernization As a result of modernization, the rapidly growing industries depend on more manufacturing companies to sustain their needs, even if it means slavery has a major contribution in mass productions. Just like African American slaves from 18th century America (referred as African American slaves here), slaves in modern day Asian countries (referred as slaves in Asia here) suffer from living in horrid conditions that provide a lack of basic human necessities. African American slaves were used to pick cotton and tobacco leaves, whereas Asian slaves are used in manufacturing companies.
With the rise in the production of cotton, the south needed more slaves in order to control and to work the cotton production. This invention increased the demand for slave labor. The invention of The Cotton Gin led to a prosperity in the Southern economy creating a one-crop economy for the South. There was a pressure put on the relationship between the North and the South and their different perceptions of slavery
Race was something that people were able to use to dictate your status within a society. As if you were not considered white you were looked down upon, thus the reasoning for why the Africans were depicted to slavery. The African population were in charge of things such as the sugar plantation. However, the purchase costs of the African slaves had been increasing which forced Cuban sugar planters to find another source of labour. Thus the Cuban planters had to analyze the production team and find out the problem of the costs.
Slavery became very beneficial for both Portuguese and Spanish colonies. They would utilize the system of encomienda which forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area in the new world. This system soon had to me replaced as a result of indigenous peoples dying from Spanish-imported diseases which wiped out many navies. The Portuguese had the solution to this problem. Slaves from Africa who were already immune to many European dieses.
Europe soon lost power but still tried to take over. Europe was mainly trying to rule over Africa to be the best of everyone and be a powerful empire. Europe had forced Africans into working for free, slavery, and had made them work in harsh conditions. The Europeans beat the slaves if they stopped working, and sold them for money. Europe had political means for Imperialism, enslaving the Africans, making an army, and making an Empire.
One of the main themes of Worlds Together Worlds Apart is no matter what culture a group of people is a part of each community has the goal of expanding their wealth through trade. This desire for wealth and exotic goods has led multiple civilizations to carry out atrocities against other people just to satisfy their lust for riches. One of the most common ways dominant civilizations would oppress the unfortunate was through slavery. As populations grew from the late sixteenth to the nineteenth century demand for more goods increased which meant there needed to be more cheap labor. This cheap labor was found in Africa and resulted in the transportation of around 12 million Africans from their home land to the Americas.
France had the aspiration to take their newly formed government and spread it throughout Europe. The Atlantic Slave Trade was the forceful migration of millions of Africans to the Americas. The demand for slaves increased as the demand for commercial agriculture expanded throughout the developing world. Slaves were not only used for agricultural purposes, but also domestic purposes. The demand for sugar would lead to the formation of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Without the North as the support system for the freedmen anymore, the South was able to oppress the freedmen to a point to where it seemed as if slavery was making a comeback. The Whites were able to maintain White supremacy due to their economic status, which was always held higher than that of any African American freedmen. This economic status allowed the Whites to control the way the freedmen acted within the society as well as controlling politics during elections. They were able to achieve what they wanted due to the fact that they were able to control the way the African American freedmen voted. For example, if an African American freedman worked for a White man (which most of them actually did have to), in order to make sure they were able to keep their job, they would vote for anything their White bosses supported for the ability to make sure that they can secure their job and not be
It was literally due to the slaves that gave room for the middle class to become elites. Whether that sounded cruel or not, it was simply the way it was for generations, which no one found strange. Even though the Revolutionary War spoke so many times about liberty, freedom, and justice for
The export of southern cotton was greatly responsible for the economic development of the North. In addition, the northern states profitable more from the south. Half of the southern cotton was exported to England. Cotton was used to made a lot of things in Europe, especially Great Britain.
Southern states justified slavery by using many points. They used the economy, history, religion, legality, social, and humanitarianism. One reason was that if all slaves were freed, there would be a very high unemployment. Another reason the South had was that having slaves would boost the economy. Southern states defended slavery by using history:” Slavery has been legal for a long time before now, so it is a natural thing to do.”
Cotton became the most lucrative U.S. export and master in Maryland, Virginia, and other regions began to support by selling their slaves because the would sell their
Slavery in the Southern United States was a system by which the white man ruled the black man. Slavery in the United States draws its roots back to the colonial era with the African slave trade. What makes slavery different in the United States than in the Caribbean was the fact that the United States developed a slave population capable of reproduction and even growth. When the African Slave trade ended, the slave population was able to maintain and grow in size. Slavery would continue to thrive in the southern United States due largely to the booming cotton industry which required a large work force to cultivate the crop.
Tobacco began to decline in value and deplete the land’s monetary worth. The fascination for cotton soared furthermore, fueling the demand for production. The concept of slaves being freed were overcome by slave owner’s avarice need for riches. In chapter 6 of our textbooks it states, “The expansion of the cotton culture led to the removal of the American