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Why did White Southerners Defend slavery and justify it with Christianity?
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They were strongly motivated to defend slavery, as it was the mainstay of the cotton industry, and cotton was America's biggest export.
As the slavery debate heated-up through the 1850's, both sides put pressure on church ministers to preach the relevant gospel. The North declared slavery to be a mortal sin against the dignity of humans formed in the image of Our Lord. The South declared slavery to be a perfect God-given arrangement of master and man.
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How did southerners defend the institution of slavery?
Sorry I do not know honestly .... Hehehe
Which groups of southern whites did not defend slavery?
mountain people
How did the U.S. justify its intervention into the internal affairs of Latin American countries?
Such action was needed to defend American interests.
What arguments did white southerns use to defend slavery?
That cotton was America's biggest export, so the institution of slavery was beneficial. That slaves were simple, happy folk, content with their lot. That the slaves were much better-off in America than they would have been in Africa. That slavery was a perfect God-given arrangement of master and man. They called it a states rights issue. They argued that slaves were property or animals, not people, and were thus not entitled to rights. The best "scientists" of that day considered people with dark skin to be inferior. The southerners said slavery was necessary to help the economy. They convinced themselves that they were doing people from Africa a favor. They argued that slavery was a time-honored tradition and that even Africans sold other Africans into slavery.
What were the differences between the views of the northerners and the southerners on slavery?
Southern leaders were highly motivated to defend slavery because it was the mainstay of the vastly profitable cotton industry. As the slavery debate heated-up in the 1850's, they put pressure on church ministers to preach that slavery was a perfect God-given arrangement of master and man. This began to influence people who should have known better. Robert E. Lee declared that slavery was an evil which the Almighty would bring to an end when He saw fit. Lee cannot seriously have believed this. The North was not united against slavery by any means, but the Abolitionists were a powerful lobby, and they also encouraged preachers to denounce slavery as a sin against human beings created in the image of the Lord. It should be noted that the men in the ranks of the two armies in the Civil War mostly didn't care about slavery, one way or the other.
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.
How did southerners defend the institution of slavery?
Sorry I do not know honestly .... Hehehe
Why did southerners who owed no slaves defend slavery?
It was part of the economy and culture of the south
How did southerners perceive the war?
A patriotic mission to defend the homeland and its way of life, inluding slavery, which had been declared sacred by church ministers - a perfect God-given arrangement of master and man.
What steps did white southerners take suppress slave revolt?
Some pro-slavery advocates used The Bible to defend slavery,citing passages that counseled servants to obey their masters.Southern slave owners argued, actually benefited blacks by making them part of a prosperous and Christian civilization.
What steps did white southerners take to suppress slave revolts?
Some pro-slavery advocates used The Bible to defend slavery,citing passages that counseled servants to obey their masters.Southern slave owners argued, actually benefited blacks by making them part of a prosperous and Christian civilization.
What seven letter word means defend?
Depending on context "defend" can mean protect, fortify, support, justify, explain, endorse.
How did the Northern and Southern Democrats differ over the party's platform on slavery in 1860?
The Northern and Southern Democrats differed over the party's platform on slavery in 1860 since the southerners wanted the party to defend slavery in the platform and Northerners wanted the platform to support popular sovereignty as a way of deciding whether a territory became a free state or a slave state.
Did Robert E. Lee fight for slavery?
No he didn't. Like the best Southerners he had always considered the slavery as an evil, and favoured the gradual emancipation of the blacks. After the war broke out he set free the half dozen slaves of whom he was the owner. He fought to defend his State, Virginia and the Independence of the South against that he called the "The Aggression of the North".
What were the variety of arguments used by southerners to defend the institution of slavery in the pre-civil War era?
It was the mainstay of the cotton industry, which accounted for half the exports of the USA. Many Southern leaders maintained that slavery must either expand or die. As the debate heated up dangerously through the 1850's, church ministers were pressured into declaring slavery to be a perfect God-given arrangement of man and master.
Which groups of southern whites did not defend slavery?
mountain people
What does it mean you can't defend Abraham Lincoln without defending slavery?
because abraham licoln stood for slavery
