The Importance Of Living In The Southern Colonies

One of the most controversial of these is the impact its’ invention had on slavery in America. Instead of slavery becoming obsolete which was the inspiration behind this invention, the cotton gin actually contributed to a massive explosion in the growth of slavery. Whitney thought his invention would decrease the labor involved in production of cotton which in turn would decrease the need for slaves. However, the cotton gin just changed how slaves were used in the production of cotton and did not decrease their need. The cotton gin increased cotton productivity which increased profits for farmers.

In the Carolina’s, the “country (was) so delicious, pleasant, and fruitful…” (Nash et al., 2011, p. 76) The European view, and Penn’s, was that of the exportation of the America’s. The trees for building, the fertile lands for sowing natural and artificial produce, the animals for meat and fur, even the waters for fish and fuel could be exploited for purposes of growth and trade. The Europeans saw profit in all things, which is why the immigrated here in the first place. This is where the similarities ended

The voyage from Africa to the Americas was horrifying and painful for the slaves so many slaves considered suicide as an option. The African Kingdoms were kidnapping slaves from other Africans Kingdoms and trading them with Europeans. In the 15th century some enslaved

This labor system reducued their risk when cotton prices were low and encouraged workers to increase production without costly supervision (Of the people, 467). Which ultimately created another advantage for the workers because they were now being rewarded with a share of the land they worked so hard to harvest within a year 's time. Overall I greatly believe that sharecropping was an acceptable way to help achieve economic freedom, especially for the blacks. They no longer had to do indescribable work that in the end did not benefit them, only the owners of the land that they occupied. They were able to acquire a contract that not only benefited them, with the chance to actually have a sense of "owning" land showing independence, but also benefiting the land-owners with them still earning a profit from the portions of land they rented out to the free

If I were a slave during the 1700’s I would choose to become a house slave. The reason why I would become a house slave is because it's lighter work, thereś a slight chance of getting an education, and I could learn skilled works. A house slave is more suited to me more than being a field slave. But, there are serious consequences that come with my choice. One of the pros of being a house slave is having a lighter workload than a field slave.

Whilst Chesapeake’s economy was based off of tobacco and sugar plantations. The geography of the land also had to do with the economy because in the Chesapeake Bay, the land was fertile and there was plenty of land to be used for plantations while in New England the land was rocky leading the settlers to look for other means of wealth. Even though both regions had wealth, New England was more inclined towards serving God than richness (Doc E). Written in 1676, document E’s purpose is to publicly show that New England is not about getting rich and that they have close ties to religion even in

Without economic diversity in the South, the North’s relatively diverse economy pressured the south heavily. The North’s agriculture was more focused on sustainable crops and overall was much more productive in comparison

Abolition of Slavery     In the 1860’s, the nation’s African-American population went from 400,000 to 4.4 million and 3.9 million of them were slaves. This means that almost 90% of the black population within the United States were forced into slavery. The remembrance of the abolition of slavery is important because, they wouldn’t have the opportunities they have now, the amazing anti-slavery leaders wouldn’t be remembered, and there would be even more violence in the world. All of the opportunities that African-Americans receive now would not exist without the abolition of slavery. Many slaves lost everything when they were sold into slavery such as their family, their home, their name, and their freedom.

It came to the point that black slaves were part of the Civil War. Undeniably, Chattel Slavery was even worse than regular slavery because in Chattel Slavery, unfortunately the blacks would be owned for life and would be bought, sold, traded at their owner’s expense. This was even worse because even the children, spouses or grandchildren of those same slaves were forced to be slaves for the rest of their lives. They would never have a chance for freedom and no matter where they were at, they would be servant slaves for the rest of their

It is very hard to be able to say which factor had a greater impact because to an extent both factors had a huge impact as they coincided with one and other. And basically if you removed one or the other you wouldn’t end up with the same colonies and there is no way of knowing which colonies we would have gotten either. In my opinion I think that the economic factors outweighed the religious factors in colonization. I feel this way because a large number of immigrants migrated to the new colonies in search of a better life as the economy was stronger and possible living standards were better than their previous ones. Let’s not discredit those people who moved to the new colonies to be able to practice their own religion and have their own religious

After John Rolfe found out that tobacco brought a nice income he had planters start growing it. The only problem with growing tobacco is that it is a high maintenance crop so it had to be watched year round. Planters loved the income it brought it but they had trouble farming many acres by themselves. Planters simply needed help and having indentures was the perfect way to get the help from poor immigrants. In the seventeenth century, John Rolfe planted West Indian tobacco seeds and learned that they flourished in Virginia.

Invented by Eli WHitney in 1793, because of the cotton gin it reduced the amount of time and cost of separating the cotton seeds from white fiber. Due to the cotton gin, cotton farming became much more profitable in the South. Because of the cotton gin, the demand of the cotton grew and increased slavery. There was economic consequences due to the cotton gin and the increase of the cotton

“Government cannot endure half slave, half free” (Doc 5). The threat of slavery being abolished was so horrifying that they were ready to leave. They were also prepared for war Political power has always drew the worst out of people. This same political power

Prior to the French and Indian War, the colonies were pretty self sufficient in the economic realm. They were able to trade with basically whoever they wanted to, participating lucratively in the Triangular Trade. With this, many merchants lined the coast of the Americas, patiently awaiting the incoming slaves from Africa or the goods from England, while greedily exporting their tobacco. Many established a life off of this competitive economic system, trying to soak up the finite wealth of the world. After the French and Indian War, which was a war fought for control of more land against the French, the English realized that they needed to tighten their strings in

Because of that, northern colonies were more democratic and egalitarian than the one’s in the south. The south colonies were influenced by the dream of achieving great wealth and their economy and government were focused on that exact motive. Agriculture dominated the south with its ability to produce exceptional wealth for plantation owners. However, they were in need of labor and so they “made all men their slaves in hopes of recompenses.” (Doc. F) Many Englishmen brought over indentured servants from Europe who served as the foundation of the labor force for plantations.