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While it is never a good idea to generalize, studies have shown that large majorities of southern whites accepted slavery. Some even felt it was the right thing, because they believed that black people (then called "negroes") were inferior and meant to be slaves. But other southern whites were somewhat more ambivalent about it; we know this because even though they kept slaves, they later arranged to set them free. It is also true that the way slaves were treated varied: some owners were harsh and brutal, while others were somewhat more humane. Still, there was little public discussion about whether keeping slaves was ethical, and most southern whites seemed to support slavery as a necessity for running a plantation.
Based on newspaper and magazine articles of that time, we can conclude that a large majority of southern whites were in favor of slavery, or if they had their doubts, they were not vocal about them. But it should be noted that there were a few southerners who were opposed to slavery and who did their part to try to end it. Unfortunately, their views were not the dominant ones, so slavery persisted.
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Did slavery warp southern whites?
Slavery warps everyone
Why is slavery inequality?
Because slaves were treated unfairly of "unequally" than whites were
Why did the poor whites people in the south support slavery?
they believed the black race to be inferior to theirs.
Why did Most Southern whites not own slaves but still supported the slave system?
they hoped to get slaves themselves someday
Why did most northerners come to believe that slavery was dangerous because of what it did to whites as opposed to blacks?
becouse blacks smell bad and aare ugly
On what subject did northern whites and southern whites agree?
slavery
Did slavery warp southern whites?
Slavery warps everyone
Why northern whites who opposed slavery and southern whites who supported slavery both believed they were fighting to defend liberty?
You have to understand the war had VERY LITTLE to do with slavery.
Which groups of southern whites did not defend slavery?
mountain people
What was the attitude of Southern Whites towards slavery before the Civil War?
They felt slave labor was crucial to keep the economy going strong.
Did the patriots want slavery?
The Southern whites were FOR slavery and the Northern whites were AGAINST slavery. So using the word patriots isn't correct because Americans are all considered patriots.
What might have been the attitude of yeomen and poor white southerners towards slavery?
I think that some of the Yeoman did not like the slavery along with the poor whites because Yeoman owned few slaves or none at all and the poor whites survived by hunting, fishing, raising small gardens, and doing odd jobs.
What was the shoshone's attitude towards whites?
they hated them because they were trying to take away there land
How did slavery start in the southern colonies?
Slavery began in Virginia and Maryland on tobacco farms. Slavery became more and more important as farms became bigger. That divided the Southern whites into two classes.
Why did whites think slavery was good?
Southern farm owners needed the cheap labor to raise crops. Northern whites did not think it was good.
What books did pro-slavery Southern whites use to defend slavery?
Pro-slavery Southern whites used religious texts like the Bible to argue that God condoned slavery, as well as pseudoscientific works like "Types of Mankind" to promote the idea of racial superiority. They also referenced historical and legal justifications for slavery, such as the concept of states' rights and property rights.
What was the result of progressive attitude towards non whites?
Segregation become widespread and the norm novanet
