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How did south view slavery?

The cotton industry depended totally on slave-labour, and as cotton became more and more profitable, Southern leaders fought hard to hold back the tide of Abolitionism, promoting slavery as a beneficial system, and eventually putting pressure on church ministers to preach that it was a God-given arrangement of master and man.


Why did the south resist stopping slavery?

It was the mainstay of the cotton industry, their only source of wealth. As the debate heated-up through the 1850's, Southern leaders put pressure on church ministers to preach that slavery was a perfect God-given arrangement of man and master, and that Abolitionists were wretched sinners, blaspheming against the Word. (The North, of course, preached the opposite.)


What was the name given to low-cost multifamily dwellings in the cities in the late 1800s?

Low-cost multifamily dwellings in cities during the late 1800s were commonly known as "tenements." These buildings often housed multiple families in cramped and unsanitary conditions, reflecting the rapid urbanization and influx of immigrants during that period. Tenements were typically characterized by poor ventilation, inadequate plumbing, and limited access to natural light.


On what grounds did apologists defend slavery?

That it was the mainstay of the cotton industry, which accounted for half of America's exports. That the slaves were much better-off in America than they would be in Africa. That slavery was a perfect God-given arrangement of master and man.


What is the significance of slavery for the southern states?

It was the mainstay of the huge cotton trade that was the South's only major industry. That's why South was so highly motivated to preserve slavery, bringing religion into it, and declaring that it was a God-given arrangement of master and man.