Sectionalism 1820-1860 Essays - Slavery In The United States

Sectionalism 1820-1860 The South ? low immigration, huge income disparity, replicated Medieval Europe A.Cotton Kingdom ? 1788 ? South dying, overworked land, unmarketable products a.Slavery increased ? Eli Whitney ? Cotton Gin i.Increased labor also improved Northern shipping industry b.? cotton in world from the South, England 75% from South i.England economy depended on Southern cotton B.Planter Aristocracy ? ?cottonocracy? ? oligarchy ? few control many a.Biggest planters controlled social, political, economic life b.Received finest education ? statesmen who served public i.Public education suffers c.Women bought into system ? controlled households C.Poor whites ? accepted system, dream of moving up, needed racial superiority D.Scotch Irish ? Appalachian Mountains ? ?white trash? ? civilization ignored E.Nature of Slavery a.One 20th century view ? slavery ending, owners paternalistic, blacks naturally inferior ? need to be taken care of 1.Not true ? economically still expanding, not dying 2.1954 Slavery compares to concentration camps 3.Paternalistic ? selfish method just to get more labor 4.Slaves fake ?Sambo? laziness as method of coping/rebel b.Black women must balance as white caregiver, laborer, family anchor The North ? industry, manufacturing, heavy immigration ? urbanized A. Immigration ? 95% came to the North a. Irish ? NY/Boston ? low skilled labor ? left due to potato famine b. German ? left due to crop failures, democracy failure of 1848 revolution 1. Midwest ? contributed - gave US literature, kindergarten, Xmas tree The West ? young attracted, adventurous opportunities ? life actually sucks A.Gradually destroyed land ? overworked, just moved on ? pushed out Indians, animals B.Frontier ? belief that you can always start out fresh out West C.More equality for women, supply and demand, they can leave if not treated properly D.Squatters ? simply move to land, build house, claim property ? hard to kick off