slavery was defended as a positive good
As agriculture became entrenched in the south the food security in the country improved.
The south became to dependent on one crop
When agriculture became entrenched in the South entrepreneurs built new factories to meet rising consumer demand.
Short-Staple Cotton
The Southerners knew that the North or the Union wanted to abolish slavery. With the growing friction between the South and the North, they threatened to secede if a Republican became president, which happened when Aberham Lincoln became president. The Southerners feared that their rich southern way of life would end.
As agriculture became entrenched in the south the food security in the country improved.
The south became to dependent on one crop
When agriculture became entrenched in the South entrepreneurs built new factories to meet rising consumer demand.
The south became to dependent on one crop
Short-Staple Cotton
The Southerners knew that the North or the Union wanted to abolish slavery. With the growing friction between the South and the North, they threatened to secede if a Republican became president, which happened when Aberham Lincoln became president. The Southerners feared that their rich southern way of life would end.
Was a positive good Was a positive good
People began to see the immortality of slavery and more people became opposed to it.
Northerners became more opposed to slavery on moral grounds and for financial reasons, and Southerners defended it more and more as an institution, in large part because their economy was almost fully dependent on slavery.
The South became convinced that Lincoln was an abolitionist even though did not state that he wanted to ban slavery.
World war 1 became entrenched because of the alliance system
Slavery was not through out the colonies. The first slave did arrive in 1609 in Jamestown, but by the mid 1700's slavery had been outlawed by the northern colonies. When the cotton gin was invented this sent the rate of slavery up. The Southern planters found they needed the labor to grow more cotton. This was wrong, but it is what happened and as it became entrenched in the southern society it became a way of life for many southern colonies. For the southerners it was an economic issue that they rationalized with various sources including the bible.