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| Topic | C/D: The people who wrote the Constitution did not understand slavery was wrong |
| scorpion41 12/29/19 10:57:11 PM #9: | Gamerguymass posted... They knew it was wrong, but they also knew if they outlawed slavery in the Constitution then the south would tell them to fuck off and never ratify it. Basically itmwas more important at the time to keep the people united and form a government and deal with slavery at a later date. Yes it sucks for those that were slaves, but the alternative was a possible civil war even earlier and/or Britain invading again while the nation was divided and infighting. Thats a weird take on it. Many of the Founders were also slave owners, who likely viewed the institution as necessary to sustain a viable agricultural economy. When technology began to make large-scale farming easier, and industry become more prominent, then the people started to question slaverys viability status. The southern states still had a large focus on agriculture and were worried, and its a legit concern, about their ability to farm their cash crops. So really slavery was a necessary evil up until modern industry negated the need for it. --- PSN: scorpion_4160 Currently Playing: NCAA 14(PS3) ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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