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Plantation owners were actively pro-slavery, since it was the mainstay of the cotton industry, and the South had virtually no other industry.
As the debate hotted-up in the 1850's, they began to put pressure on church ministers to preach that slavery was a perfect God-given arrangement of master and man. (The other side was, of course, preaching the extreme ungodliness of slavery.)
What else can I help you with?
How did plantation owners in the west indies get workers for their farms?
they used slavery
Why did southern whits feel threatened by the Missouri compromise?
Southern plantation owners feared the Missouri Compromise would limit the expansion of slavery, and eventually the institution of slavery itself.
Is slavery a dying culture?
Slavery was never a culture. It was when plantation owners bought over African Americans and forced them to work on their plantations for no pay. It was outlawed in the US by the 13th amendmant
What did plantation owners live in?
Plantation Houses
Why did southern plantation owners want slavery to spread?
If slavery spread then they would have a better chance of keeping slavery in the united states. They wanted to keep slavery in the south because they did not have to pay their workers like the factory workers in the North did. "Free" labor.
Who depended on slavery in the south?
plantation owners
What were the major concern in the sugar plantation owners in Caribbean economy and slavery?
outline issues that were of major concern to sugar plantation owners
How did plantation owners in the west indies get workers for their farms?
they used slavery
Who owned most slaves in the south?
The rich.. ,, politicians,, and plantation owners formerly
Who profited most from the union of slavery and cotton production?
Large plantation owners
Why did plantation owners acquire slaves from Africa?
Plantation owners acquired slaves from Africa to provide cheap labor for their plantations, as they could exploit the forced labor of enslaved individuals for economic gain. Slavery allowed plantation owners to increase their agricultural output and profits.
Why did plantation defend slavery?
Plantation owners defended slavery because it was seen as necessary for their economic success. Slavery allowed them to rely on free labor to cultivate crops, leading to increased profits. Additionally, many plantation owners held racist beliefs that justified the subjugation of enslaved individuals as a way to maintain social order and dominance.
Was there anyone who didn't want slavery abolished?
Southern plantation owners and southern people in general.
Many plantation owners wanted slavery to stay legal because slaves?
...were the mainstay of the cotton industry.
Why did slavery flourish between 1820 and 1860?
cotton plantation owners needed a large labor force
What are 4 things you might see on a cotton plantation when slavery was witnessed?
Workers owners houses and wagons
What has the author David O Whitten written?
David O. Whitten has written: 'Andrew Durnford' -- subject(s): Biography, History, Slavery, Plantation life, African American slaveholders, Plantation owners, African American plantation owners, African Americans, Slaveholders
