I am currently reading my US History Textbook A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. It is really good for a textbook.
Yeah. Chapter summary due Tuesday. Better begin reading it. teehee.
Government support of slavery was over practicality: Cotton production was increased dramatically (a thousand tons to a million tons) as slave labor grew (from 500k slaves to 4 million slaves) from 1790 to 1860. Full-scale rebellion or war necessary to end the slavery system. John Brown was hung in 1859 in attempt to start a small-scale rebellion.
Liberation became profitable as plantations turned to new cotton lands, but law went unenforced as slaves were still necessary for production. About 250k slaves were imported illegally after Civil War.
(page 172)
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