Slavery: A Necessary Evil for the South

This video is to prove slavery was a major cause of the civil war. Also, how slavery was necessary to keep the american economy alive.
NOTE: Slavery is am immoral, sinful, and evil thing that America frowns on today. I am not racist.

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Education

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• civil
• war
• cause
• slavery
• cotton
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• king

[johnayerger13]

you know..something struck my mind..if there was good farmland in the north theyd probably have gone along with as well. its not like you were born in the north and became instantly all knowing and aware of the evils of slavery

[83rdNYVolunteers]

exactly, for the most part, america was an agrucultural nation. Slavery probably would have been used in the north. Sadly, many people back then were racist against the slaves. Many northerners hated blacks because they could take white peoples jobs. You make a good point!

[wildwestoutlaws]

Wow!! that was very interesting I always wonder about slavely. The south did not want to give this up because its a big money making for business for cotton and its fifty % of their business in the south to make a healthy co. for the whole country. That really make scence!

[KayBeeEee1983]

The origin of slavery in North America was contractual, a.k.a. "indentured servitude". The slave consented to it, and it was for a specified amount of time. Kidnapping Africans, making them slaves for life, and forcing their children into lifelong slavery was totally unnecessary and 100% pure evil.

[KayBeeEee1983]

Add to that the British and the French navies defending the Mississippi River and disrupting the Union blockade of southern sea ports.

Europe could see the growing economic power of the USA. They would have jumped at any chance to disunite the states, but they couldn't side with the south because of slavery.

Clearly, the south didn't want independence if it meant the loss of their slaves.

[KayBeeEee1983]

If the south had abolished slavery as soon as they seceded, that would have virtually guaranteed European intervention on the side of the South, which would have guaranteed victory for them. It would have given them the moral high ground. Their cries of "liberty" and "freedom" would actually hold water. The Union would be seen as tyrannical slaveholding imperialists.

Imagine British attacks from Canada, French defense of the south, and possibly even Mexican attempts to reclaim California.

[KayBeeEee1983]

@canaydemedian How do I know the Declarations of Causes of Secession are true? I don't, but I've never heard any southerners claim that they're forgeries.

I find it terribly ironic that you doubt the authenticity of the Declarations of Causes of Secession, but you proclaim a fake Lincoln quote to be a fact.

[canaydemedian]

@KayBeeEee1983 How do you know if all of that is true? Those declarations could be fake but you never know. Remember this, Nothing is true, everything is permisable.

[KayBeeEee1983]

Slavery was necessary for the rich landowners to stay rich, but it was NOT necessary for the southern economy. After the war, slaves became sharecroppers and worked on the same plantations. Hinton Rowan Helper, in his book "The Impending Crisis of the South", argued that slavery was hurting the south both economically and politically. The southern population was growing much slower than the north because most labor was done by slaves, so poor southerners had to move north/west to find jobs

[KayBeeEee1983]

@canaydemedian That Lincoln quote is always repeated by southerners, but Lincoln never said it. The North fought to preserve the Union, and one of the advantages of there being a Union was to keep the states economically strong, so you're right, in a way, the North did fight over money.

The south, on the other hand, fought primarily to preserve/expand slavery. All you need to do is read the southern states' declarations of causes of secession, specifically South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas.

[canaydemedian]

MYTH - The War of 1861 - 1865 was fought over slavery.

FACT - Terribly untrue. The North fought the war over money. Plain and simple. When the South started Secession, Lincoln was asked, "Why not let the South go in peace?" To which he replied, "I can't let them go. Who would pay for the government?" Sensing total financial ruin for the North, Lincoln waged war on the South. The South fought the War to repel Northern aggression and invasion.

[treenfloyd]

Wrong, slavery was not made an issue in the war until two years after it began. When slavery was made an issue, it was due to the Lincoln administration. Read the emancipation proclamation. It clearly states that only the slaves of the rebelling states were to be set free (leaving the slaves of the Union in tact). The last state to end slavery was New Jersey. Not to be a dick, but you should research before you try to explain American history.