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Back then the states rights, was the cause of slavery because the south debated allot about black slavery. In the south congress gave rights, that stated slavery was allowed. Involving them to go to places were blacks (African) lived. The congress, most on the slavery side. Said that south of the united states would include all slave states, and in the north all states there was free. By doing all those laws made slavery right to the wight people. In the south. basically: The reason why is, is because the united states president, and the congress were to lazy to do there on things, like brush their teeth. So they got other (Black) people to do it.
The two issues were never actually questioned as being joined until the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Douglas. With these brilliant and fiery debates, the two issues were forever linked in the minds of the people. Later on, women such as Sojourner Truth, the Grimke sisters, and Emily Collins used this same issue, and their work in the abolition movement, to launch the Women's Rights Movement.
African American slavery in the United States was based on race and chattel slavery, where individuals were considered property with no rights or freedoms. Serfdom in Europe was based on feudal obligations and tied individuals to the land, but they still had some limited rights and could eventually buy their freedom. Overall, African American slavery was more brutal and dehumanizing compared to serfdom.
Most states were against slavery due to a combination of moral, economic, and political factors. Many northern states embraced abolition as a moral imperative, influenced by Enlightenment ideals of human rights and equality. Additionally, the industrial economy in the North did not rely on slave labor, leading to a preference for free labor. Politically, opposition to slavery was tied to the growing sectional tensions between the North and South, as northern states sought to limit the expansion of slavery into new territories.
The Progressive Party (US 1948) wasn't very successful at dealing with race relations & civil rights issues because they couldn't get much support in the states. They were also tied with Communism, which made people distrust them/their ideas
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Slavery was certainly a much debated topic of the day. Slavery, was intertwined with the issue of what a state actually was and what rights a state had in our country. The South viewed each state in strict constitutional terms believing that each state was essentially a separate and sovereign "state " or country that was tied to the Federal government only for the common defense. They believed that all other issues were for the states themselves to decide. The North believed in one central government and wanted the Federal government to decide what each state could do. To that end, much of the south consisted of slave states. Much of the north did not. This was not 100% true though. Some states that joined the southern cause were free states and there were states in the north that still allowed slavery. It should be pointed out that slavery was still legal in the North after the civil war ended. It was not illegal until after Abraham Lincoln's death and was not a defining factor as to why states joined either side. Lincoln used the slavery issue to twist what had been a states right issue into one of high moral ground. This was a masterful stroke on his part.
The Civil War brought disagreements about the role of religion in governance, with some arguing for a strict separation of church and state while others believed in a closer relationship between religion and government. Additionally, differing views on issues like slavery and moral values were often tied to religious beliefs, resulting in further divisions among the North and South. Religious denominations also took varied stances on the war, with some supporting abolitionism and others advocating for states' rights.
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the Civil War, was a significant step in limiting slavery in the United States. It declared all enslaved people in Confederate states to be free, though enforcement was tied to Union military victories.
The two main types of slavery historically recognized are chattel slavery and debt bondage. Chattel slavery treats individuals as property that can be bought, sold, and inherited, often dehumanizing them and stripping away rights and identity. In contrast, debt bondage involves individuals working to pay off a debt, where their labor is tied to repayment, but they may retain some personal agency and rights. The key difference lies in the permanence and dehumanization in chattel slavery compared to the more contractual nature of debt bondage, although both systems exploit and oppress individuals.
they are both tied into our government
Slavery involves individuals who are considered property and have no freedom or rights, while serfdom involves individuals who are tied to the land they work on and must provide labor or other services to their lord. Slaves typically have no control over their own lives, while serfs have some limited rights and obligations to their lord.