Tuesday, October 28, 2014
5 Things About Slavery You Probably Didn't Learn In Social Studies: A Short Guide To 'The Half Has Never Been Told'
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6000848530940859916#editor/target=post;postID=3300013069556952844 DUE 3 NOV 2014. What do you believe is the most interesting of the 5 points made in this article? How did slavery aid the economy of the north? According to Baptiste, why did slavery end in America? What did you learn regarding cause and effect from this article?
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I believe the most interesting point in this article is the fact that slavery drove the industrial boom in the North but some northerners still didn't approve of slavery. Slavery aided the North's economy because slaves made tons of cotton that states in the North depended on more efficiently and more cost effectively. Also immigrants would rather live in the North than the South because jobs were scarce for immigrants in the South. According to Baptiste, slavery ended because the confederates weren't able to secede and continue to spread slavery. Regarding cause and effect, I learned that because of slaves America made an extremely large amount of money and now today it has one of the largest economies in the world.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting point in the article about slavery was that the south seceded to guarantee the expansion of slavery. One of the main driving reasons was an economic one: slavery had to keep expanding to remind profitable, and Southern politicians wanted to ensure that new western states would be slave-owning ones. Slavery aided the economy in the north by streaming large quantities of cotton to the north for cheap, and the north would make clothes out of the cotton to produce clothing for cheap, and sell it for a expensive price. Baptist believes that's if slavery was outside US history, then slavery was not implicated in US growth, success, power and wealth. Also that massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by thy economic growth is owed to African Americans.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting fact is that slaves were more efficient than free laborers. This goes to show that fear and control can lead to better quality work. Slavery aided the economy in the north because population increased. Europeans immigrated north in hopes of job opportunities, rather than being in the south where slaves worked. Baptiste believes that because the south could not secede from the free northern states, slavery could not continue. I learned from this article that slavery impacted the U.S economy. Working for free allowed the economy to grow since wages were not given. It is unfortunate that slavery was the norm at one point. Economic benefits do not substitute the many lives lost. It is important to remember to love others. RIP.
ReplyDeleteWhat I believe is the most interesting of the five points made in this article is that slaves were better workers than free laborers. Slavery aided the economyof the north by expanding slavery therefore they get good profit from their slaves also since slaves picked a lot of cotton which the north depended fro their economy. According to the baptiste slavery ended in america because confederates weren't able to secede and continue to spread slavery. What I learned regarding cause and effect from this article is slavery was one of the main reason why slave owners got so much money also the north since they needed them to do all the harsh work. Therfore they had a better economy but that doesn't ,eam they had to mistreat and practically kill other humans.
ReplyDeleteI think that the most interesting fact is that slavery was a key driver of the formation of American wealth. I know that what the slaves produced produced a lot of revenue, but I never knew how much it actually was. The numbers are large and I find it interesting that slavery is basically the heart of what our economy is shaped like today. When I think about it, it is kind of ironic that slavery is the heart of our economy when today we ban child labor and have a legal minimum wage. Slavery aided the economy of the north because it “was the lifeblood of textile mills.” Also, because slaves were efficient in their work, the U.S. was able to export millions of pounds of cotton to other countries. Also, he notes, immigrants who could not work in the south moved to the north and started working there. That caused an influx of workers moving to the north. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the south was not able to successfully secede from the union. From this article, I learned that even though we view slavery as a horrible thing that should have never happened, maybe the long term effects-our economic system today-is what makes our country economically strong today.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting point that Baptist made in his article is the diminishing population of slaves didn’t slow down the America’s economy by the time the Civil war came around. You’d think since there are less slaves to work, the economy would slow down due to the lack of free labor. But Baptist made the point that whipping was caused the slaves to work faster than the northern machines. Not only has slavery benefited the south, but slaves drove the industrial boom in the North. In the North, the main material that textile mills use is cotton. Cotton was considered the “lifeblood” for textiles mills. According to Baptist, slavery ended because Americans dragged slavery on then it would not become the “rocket booster” to America’s vast wealth. I’ve learned that America become a powerful nation because slavery built a strong foundation for America’s economy
ReplyDeleteI believe that the most interesting of the 5 points made in this article was," Slavery didn't just enrich the South, but also drove the industrial boom in the North." For so many years I have learned about the Confederates and Union states. I was told that Northerners were anti-slavery. But according to Baptiste the cotton production helped with the industrialization of the North. It is almost like a contradiction. How can something you oppose help you so much? The population of the North skyrocketed so quickly. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the South could not secede the North. I still believe slavery lives on in parts of this “rich” country. Slavery is ingrained in industries and practiced by the unassuming. I have learned that African -Americans apparently played a huge role in the success of America. I have learned that the inhuman treatment of a race was utilized for the needs or desires of another. It is just like history to repeat itself. The Jews, Native Americans, etc have felt the pain of industrialization. As an African- American I am saddened that such methods were used to achieve a certain foundation. Corruption breeds more corruption. That is what I believe continues to this day.
ReplyDeleteI think that the most interesting of the five points made would be “in its heyday, slavery was more efficient than free labor, contrary to the arguments made by some northerners at the time.” I would expect that free laborers and slaves would be equally efficient, but I was wrong. This section talks about how the slaves were much faster than free laborers because they would hit them if they worked any slower. Although it may be true that slavers were more efficient, it’s still shocking to me. Just because they were more efficient does not justify the fact that these people were captured and used for other people’s purposes. Slavery aided the economy in the north because the slaves were producing large amounts of cotton that helped the north stabilize their economy. Due to this, it was “dropping the inflation-adjusted price of cotton delivered to the US and British textile mills by 60 percent between 1790 and 1860.” Baptiste argues that slavery ended because “none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans.” I learned that everything impacts each other. Because there were slaves, we were able to stabilize the economy due to the mass production of cotton. I learned that because of slaves, the South was enriched and it drove the industrial boom in the North; every cause has an effect.
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ReplyDeleteWhat do you believe is the most interesting of the 5 points made in this article? How did slavery aid the economy of the north? According to Baptiste, why did slavery end in America? What did you learn regarding cause and effect from this article?
in my opinion, the most interesting point in this article was finding out that slavery was more efficient than free labor. Slavery aided the economy in the north because with how hard and fast the slaves worked, they were able to grow, pick, and produce cotton faster than a person working under free labor. The downside to working as a slave was that you were beaten if you did not work to your best ability. According to Baptiste, slavery ended because “none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans.” This explains that even though African Americans did all of the hard work, they do not deserve any credit for what they did during that time that expanded the economy in the North. Reading this article has shown me that not every effect supports the cause. The North might have had an economy boom, but was it worth it to need slavery to get to that point?
I think that the most interesting of the 5 points being presented is number one, that slavery was a key formation of American wealth. It's impressive to see that something so cruel led to our productive economy as of now. Baptist states that by 1850 American slaves were worth $1.3 billion, one-fifth of the nation's wealth. This is a pretty high amount of money, and we're talking about humans being valued as money. Slavery aided the economy in the North because outside jobs besides cotton ports were occupied and scarce, so people migrated to the North. The northern population increased from 7.1 million in 1830 to 10 million in 1840, and then to over 14 million by 1850. Slavery had a great impact in the North. Based on Baptist's knowledge and opinion, slavery ended because it had to keep expanding to remain profitable, and Southern politicians wanted to ensure that new western states would be slave-owning ones. Basically, in order for slavery to continue and diffuse to the western states, it had to be seceded in the South first. From reading this article closely and analytically, I learned that every situation or occasion is surround of a cause and an effect. Either it be beneficial or not, there will always be a cause and following it an effect. In this case the cause was slavery and effect were many, like the economic rise as well as the maltreated people. Now it's also reasonable to say that this effect isn't well tied with the cause because its misleading. If the outcome were all productive then it would be a great effect but inhumanity does not lead to any benefit.
ReplyDeleteOut of the five points that were made in this article, I believe that the most interesting point was based on slavery being a key driver of the formation of American Wealth. That really shocked me because I did not believe that slavery would really have such a huge effect. Baptiste says, "All told, more than $600 million, or almost half of the economic activity in the United States in 1836, derived directly or indirectly from cotton produced by the million-odd slaves -- 6 percent of the total US population -- who in that year toiled in labor camps on slavery's frontier." I never would have thought that that much money was derived from slavery. He also stated that by 1850, the American slaves were worth $1.3 billion which is one-fifth of the nation's wealth. Slavery aided the economy of the north by the lifeblood of textile mills. Not only the lifeblood of textile mills, but they also the workers worked more efficiently and made pounds of cotton. Due to all of this occurring, many immigrants decided it would be best to move to the North. This resulted in raise in the Northern population. Baptists explains, the population raised from 7.1 million in 1830 to 10 million in 1840, and then to over 14 million by 1850. In the same period, the South grew much more slowly, from 5.7 million in 1830 to almost 9 million. Baptiste believes that slavery ended because none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans. He says, "If slavery was outside of US history, for instance -- if indeed it was a drag and not a rocket booster to American economic growth -- then slavery was not implicated in US growth, success, power and wealth." Regarding cause and effect, I learned a lot from this article. Some of the things that I learned is like a chain reaction. Due to slavery, America's economy benefited.
ReplyDeleteI think that the most interesting of the five points made would be slavery was more efficient than free labor.I thought that free laborers and slaves would be equally efficient...But i was WAY off. The article tells us that slavery was much faster than free labor because if they slaves were to work at a slow pace they would be beaten. The slaves might have been more efficient but that doesn't mean that we can just capture and use people for our own personal gains. Slavery aided the economy in the north because the slaves were producing large amounts of cotton faster than someone working free labor, which helped the north stabilize their economy. According to the Baptiste, slavery was ended because none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled up by that economic growth is owed to African Americans.This tells us that even though the African Americans did all work, and that they didn't get any of the credit for what they did during the time that expanded the economy in the North. I learned that everything impacts one another just like a chemical reaction. I also learned that not every effect supports a cause even if that effect is used for a good purpose. I also learned that the African Americans helped build the economy that we now see today.
ReplyDeleteOut of the five points, the most interesting is that slavery led to American wealth. Slavery is what boosted the early American economy. It had such a big influence that it affects todays economy. According to Baptiste, "All told, more than $600 million, or almost half of the economic activity in the United States in 1836, derived directly or indirectly from cotton produced by the million-odd slaves -- 6 percent of the total US population -- who in that year toiled in labor camps on slavery's frontier." The cotton they produced was a large number and slaves were worth about 1.3 billion dollars. Slavery aided the economy in the north because of the workforce. The slaves were very efficient and able to export cotton which helped the textile industry in the north. Also it was the “was the lifeblood of textile mills.” Slavery also aided the industrial boom in the North. According to Baptiste, slavery ended because the confederates weren't able to secede and continue to spread slavery. I learned a lot from this article in regards to cause and effect. I learned that if it wasn't for slavery America wouldn't be at the top in almost every category. Also we would've developed a lot slower.
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DeleteThe most important point in this article is the fact that slavery helped the North more than free labor. Slavery aided the north by making them wealthy. Since the slaves worked fast they were able to export crops faster. Baptiste thinks slavery ended because the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans. I learned the each cause has an effect, but it may be misleading in a few ways. I also learned that slavery benefitted America's economy allowing it to become wealthy.
ReplyDeleteThis article was extremely insightful and I learned so many new and interesting things regarding slavery. One of the most interesting facts I learned was that slavery was a key point in the formation of American wealth. Free labors and slaves seemed to be on the same playing field but they weren't. Slaves were much faster workers because if they weren't quick they would get beaten. Slavery aided the northern economy greatly. Slaves produced large amounts of cotton which helped the north stabilize their economy. Millions of pounds of cotton were exported to other countries due to efficient slave work. Also, immigrants who couldn't find work in the south moved to the north which helped boost their economy. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the south was unable to secede from the union. Baptiste also argues that "none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans." Through this article I learned that everything has a domino effect, everything effects one another. Slavery caused our economy to have economic stability, and although slavery was a horrible thing it helped our economy in the long run.
ReplyDeleteThis article was especially remarkable in describing about the relation between slavery and economy. What I found the most interesting in this article is how slavery is actually the key factor that shaped American wealth. People would thought that free laborers would be efficient in their work, however for slaves, they have to work twice the pace of those laborers otherwise they would be punished. For the northern area of the country, slavery aided its economy greatly. They produced large amounts of cotton, which played an important role in stabilizing the North's economy. Enormous quantities of cotton were exported to other countries, that also helped boost up the wealth in the North. Immigrants also moved to the North due to the shortage of jobs in the South, the efficiency of workforce in the North is stabilized. According to Baptiste, "All told, more than $600 million, or almost half of the economic activity in the United States in 1836, derived directly or indirectly from cotton produced by the million-odd slaves -- 6 percent of the total US population -- who in that year toiled in labor camps on slavery's frontier." Slavery boosted the industrial boom in America. Baptiste also mentioned that the reason why slavery ended in America is because the South was unable to secede from the union. From this article, every cause has an effect, slavery enriched the American wealth but also at the same time it was a horrible thing that went against the principles of humanity. In my opinion, although the American's economy boomed greatly, but it is more wise to take stable steps to increase its value by free laborers and not slavery.
ReplyDeleteinteresting fact is that slaves were more efficient than free laborers. With slavery people were ruled with an iron fist so their productivity was usually always efficient. The south because of slavery had their slaves fully engaged in the processes of cotton picking as well as other plant picking processes but cotton was their largest for of income for the south. slavery had to keep expanding to remind profitable, and Southern politicians wanted to ensure that new western states would be slave-owning ones. The south sold its cotton to the antislavery north where they would make clothes out of the cotton to produce clothing for cheap, and sell it for a expensive price. Baptist believes that's if slavery was outside US history, then slavery was not implicated in US growth, success, power and wealth. But even tho they had a good form of income it was still gained in an unjust way forcing and killing a certain race to do something for their own gain it's wrong.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting,of the five points,in my opinion, the first point Baptiste made
ReplyDeletewhich states that Slavery was a key driver in the formation of American wealth.
He claimed that it was at the heart of the development of American capitalism,more than $600 million, or almost half of the economic activity in the United States in 1836, derived directly or indirectly from cotton produced by the million-odd slaves -- 6 percent of the total US population. This shocked me because I wouldn't have thought that slavery brought in that amount of money for American economy.Also By 1850, American slaves were worth $1.3 billion, one-fifth of the nation's wealth.
Slavery aided the North's economy by way of supplying the textile mills in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and generated wealth for those factory owners.
These factories consumed 100,000 days of enslaved people's labor every year.According to Baptiste, slavery ended because the confederates weren't able to secede and continue to spread slavery.
The most interesting fact made in this article was that slavery didn't just enrich the South but also drove the industrial boom to the north. Slavery aided the north by supplying the north with cheap cotton due to the fact that the south grew cotton by the use of the slaves so it was cheaper. Note that the North depended on cotton. Baptiste believed that because the South could not secede into the north, slavery just could not continue any longer. I learned a lot of cause and effect in this article such as the United States being at the top and 'better' than other countries in things like economy because we had slavery back then. I believe that things would be a lot different in the U.S. if we did not have slavery.
ReplyDeleteI think that the most interesting of the five points made in this article would be on how slavery was more efficient than free labor. You would think that at least when it comes to these topics there would be some equality but there really wasn't. In the article it states that if slaves were to work at a slow pace they would be brutality beaten that being that slavery was much faster than free labor. Slavery aided the economy in the north by slaves producing large amounts of cotton which helped the north stabilize their economy. They produced the cotton much faster which was very effective. According to the Baptiste, slavery was ended due to the fact of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled up by that economic growth and it being owed to African Americans. In this article I learned that even though slavery was such a cruel thing, it helped America become wealthy and also that every cause has an effect but can always be misleading to many.
ReplyDeleteOut of the five points made in the article, the most interesting to myself was point four: Slavery wasn't showing any signs of slowing down economically by the time the Civil War came around. This was the most interesting because when we think of the Civil War, we think of slavery ending, but by this point shown, it becomes obvious that that assumption is false. The picture shown in the article of the slave women in 1941 shocked me, due to the Civil War ending in 1861. Slavery aided the economy of the North by providing goods, despite the Norths claim that they did not believe in slavery. Large amounts of cotton were provided, and this allowed Northerners to focus instead on factories and the industrial revolution. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America due to the quantities of wealth and treasure piled up by the economic growth and it being owed to African Americans. In regards to cause and effect, from this article I have learned that although slavery was unmoral, it helped generate our nations economy during the mid to late 1800's and even into the early 1900's.
ReplyDeleteOut of the five points, I think the most interesting was that slavery was more efficient than free labor. Back then, I would’ve thought that free labor and slavery would’ve been around the same productiveness, but I was mistaken. Slaves were faster workers because they were struck if they worked slowly. Slavery aided the economy of the north because they were able to stabilize it from working in large amounts. From this, it was “dropping the inflation-adjusted price of cotton delivered to the US and British textile mills by 60 percent between 1790 and 1860.” According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because “none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans.” From this article, I learned that slavery was used to stabilize the economy of the north from the mass production of cotton. Because of the slaves, the south drove the industrial boom in the north.
ReplyDeleteOf the facts mentioned in this article, the one that I believe is most interesting would be that slavery was the key driver of the formation of American wealth. It is written that Baptist even describes slavery as the “heart of the development of American capitalism.” The amount of money that slavery contributed to the American economy totaled more than $600 million, both indirectly and directly. By the 1850s, slaves were worth $1.3 billion. As Europeans migrated towards the US, they looked to work in the region’s factories. Yet, in the slave states, the immigrants found it very challenging to become employed cause the work of slaves and the way they were treated while completing hard labor. These immigrants headed towards the North, where the populations exceeded 10 million. Also, the labor of the slaves contributed a steady stream of cotton in textile mills, dropping inflation prices and freeing up millions of dollars. According to Baptist, slavery ended in America because of the inability of the South to secede and the future of slavery continued to dwindle. Regarding cause and effect, you think of slavery as the harsh, forced work of slaves, yet the strategies of the past built a profitable foundation to support the South. With this, one can’t help but wonder how that foundation has aided the US today.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article "5 Things About Slavery You Probably Didn't Learn In Social Studies: A Short Guide To 'The Half Has Never Been Told'", I found that "Slavery was the key driver of the foundation of American Wealth” really interesting because America got most of its money from producing cotton and selling it. America made more than $600,000,000 from just producing cotton. Like the article said “"All told, more than $600 million, or almost half of the economic activity in the United States in 1836, derived directly or indirectly from cotton produced by the million-odd slaves -- 6 percent of the total US population -- who in that year toiled in labor camps on slavery's frontier.” This was all from the slaves they had owned, which was six percent of the United States population. Also, by 1850 slaves were worth $1.3 billion, which is one-fifth of the nation’s wealth. I find that so crazy, that a person costs that much and people actually had the money to purchase them. Although slavery is mean and not right altogether. First of all, slavery aided the north by having everyone migrate there and looking for jobs. According to the article, the northern population grew from 7.1 million in 1830 to 10 million in 1840, and then to over 14 million by 1850. Having so much slaves in the north, which means that they will have to create more jobs, and those jobs will be filled by the slaves. With those slaves working, the northern economy will increase and have factories and jobs to produce and sell cotton. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the south was unable to secede from the union I learned that thanks to all of the African-American people the United States is wealthy, very successful, and is still growing. Like the article said “then slavery was not implicated in US growth, success, power and wealth," Baptist writes. "Therefore none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans." So, I guess it is good that slavery happened, but then it’s not good because slavery is just cruel and it’s something people shouldn’t do. In other words, Americans should be thanking African- American for all their work and slavery didn’t happen somewhere else.
ReplyDeleteI think the most interesting of the 5 points made in the article was the population growth in the north and south. I hadn't realized how slavery in the south affected immigration. Initially I would've thought more people would want to go to the south because of the opportunities available, not taking note of the fact that most opportunities were slave-based and unwanted by immigrants. Slavery aided the economy in the north due to immigration increase. Because less immigrants wanted to be forced into slavery, or compete with slaves, they moved to the north. This gave the north more workers who would aid in the industrialization of the north. According to Baptist, slavery ended in America because the South was unable to secede from the union. Regarding cause and effect, in this article I learnt that much of America's economy in the mid to late 1800's was founded on the principles of slavery. Despite our current morals, slavery led to the benefit of economic growth and industrialization.
ReplyDeleteThis article opened my eyes to a lot of things I did not know about slavery. In my opinion I believe the most interesting thing about slavery is how much the North benefitted from it despite being against it. The production of cotton led to the mass production of factories and textile mills in the North. Aka the North was making quite a bit of money off of slavery. Slavery aided the North because the South produced the cotton and all the factories were up North so they had to do something with it. This boosted the Northern economy as well as the U.S economy. Baptist believes slavery ended because the South was unable to secede from the union. The reason they wanted to secede was because they knew they could not keep this up unless they expanded and the only way to do that was to secede and get all the western states to become slave states with them. Cause and effect is well demonstrated in slavery. Not only was the effect of slavery cruelty and abuse, but it was also a money maker for both the North and South.
ReplyDeleteI think that the facts that the North's industrial boom was driven by slavery, was the most interesting of the five points of the article, since most Northerners were against slavery.Slavery aided the North's economy by providing cotton at a cheap price, and by causing more immigrants to move to the North due to the lack of available jobs in the South. According to Baptist, slavery ended because the South seceded because they were unable to spread it. I'v learned that through the mistreatment of a supposedly "lower race", America had begun it's race to being one of the most efficient economies in the world.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article the five most interesting facts I couldn't find my self just choosing one so I chose some that really caught my attention like how slavery was more efficient in free labor.I thought free labor and slaves would be equal because if your volunteering to do something and forced to do something you would be doing the same level of work. The last fact that caught my attention was the south having an expansion of slaves.In economic stand point southern politicans needed to ensure new western states.Slavery aided the economy of the North with vast cotton production and revenue.Baptiste theory was slavery in the US ended because the confederates were defeated and unable to continue spreading slavery.After reading the article I learned even though slavery was abolished In America without that America would not be the largest economic power in the world.
ReplyDeleteOf the five points mentioned in the article, the most interesting point was that slavery was more efficient than free labor. I mistakingly thought that free labor and slavery had around the same level productiveness. Slaves were faster workers because they were struck consequently for working slowly. Slavery aided the economy of the north because they were able to stabilize it from working in large amounts. As a result, it caused “dropping the inflation-adjusted price of cotton delivered to the US and British textile mills by 60% between 1790 and 1860.” According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans. This article,enlightened me greatly. I learned that slavery was used to stabilize the economy of the north from the mass production of cotton. Because of the slaves, the south drove the industrial success in the north.
ReplyDeleteit is not letting me go on the website of the article it keeps on saying, "Uh-oh, something went wrong! Error Code: 403"
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Out of the 5 points made in the article, the most interesting fact was the fact that slavery was the key driver to the foundation of our economy. When we think about American we associate it with freedom and wealth, but it’s ironic that the way we gained this wealth was from the very thing we are so against. Said to make up a fifth of the nation’s wealth, more than $600 million, it’s safe to say that we depended heavily on it for economic purposes, not that is was justified. The funny thing is that although the north was against slavery, they too benefied from their labor. Cotton production was the main crop being harvested, but after being picked where do you think it would go to be made into textiles? The north had all of the factories that were able to make the textiles and produce the cloth. Those factories and mills created a steady flow of wealth for states such as Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Baptist says that one of the main reasons the South seceded was because the only way for their economy to prosper was for slavery to expand, and with the Civil War that wasn't possible. Though the South believed that “secession would protect the future of slavery.” Last year while taking US History, we did learn that the production of cotton did help with the North’s economy, but I didn't put two and two together that slavery was the very thing that started up our economy.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting fact to me was that slavery was more efficient than free labor. This showed that negative reinforcement gave off better work ethic during that period. Slavery aided the economy of the north through cotton. Cotton for Texture mills in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, generated great wealth for the owners. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because confederates weren't able to secede and continue to spread slavery. Regarding cause and effect, what happened to slaves many years ago, greatly contributed to the economy that we have today.
ReplyDeleteOut of the 5 points in the article, the fact i think is the most interesting is point 3 that slavery didn't just enrich the South, but also drove the industrial boom in the North. It's very ironic that the south wants to make money off the slaves but with all that it is actually making the north having a industrial boom and a growing economy because of that. one of the few ways the north grew was in population, slavery in the South was the cause in changing the demographic face of the North, as Europeans streamed in to work in the region's factories and had no desire to compete with workers driven by the whips so they had no choice but to move to the north. this choice North had significant demographic impact, raising the northern population from 7.1 million in 1830 to 10 million in 1840, and then to over 14 million by 1850. with this article now I know the reason why the north was wealthier than the south despite with all the free labor the south was getting.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that slavery was the key to the formation of American wealth really interested me. For the north, slavery aided its economy greatly. They produced large amounts of cotton which stabilized the north's economy. Baptiste says that slavery ended in America because the South could not secede the North. I learned anything can be a cause and effect, even if it sounds unbelievable. Slavery contributed a lot to our economy.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most interesting facts I learned was that slavery was a key point in the formation of American wealth. I did not realize how crucial slavery was to America's capitalism and overall development. Slavery aided the economy of the north because it “was the lifeblood of textile mills.” Slaves were efficient in their work, the U.S. was able to export millions of pounds of cotton to other countries. Also, he notes, immigrants who could not work in the south moved to the north and started working there. That caused an influx of workers moving to the north. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the south was not able to successfully secede from the union. Regarding cause and effect, the cause of slavery for profit and efficiency effected America's development and financial history.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting thing that i found was that slavery was more efficient than free labor. According to Baptist, ever-increasing cotton picking quotas, enforced by brutal whippings, led slaves to reach picking speeds that stretched the limits of physical possibility. Daily picking totals increased 2.1% each year and 2.6% in the new southwestern areas. Free labor was much lower in comparison. Slavery aided the economy in the north by having everyone migrate there and looking for jobs. Because of this the population grew which means more slaves in the north. Since there we more slaves, cotton was produced in large amounts so that helped stabilize the North's economy. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the south was unable to secede from the union. The confederates were defeated and unable to continue spreading slavery. I learned that mass production from the slaves helped stabilize the North's economy.
ReplyDeleteI believe what is most interesting of the 5 points made in this article is that slavery was the key driver of the formation of American wealth. This caught my eye because I knew that America usually gets its money from producing cotton and selling it. To me, slavery is the main thing of our economy where we can have a legal amount of minimum wage and even Baptiste himself thought it was the heart of our economy. Slavery aided the economy in the north because population has increased and also because the slaves were efficient in their work, which means that the states were able to export tons of pounds of cottons to the other countries that needs them. Slavery had ended in America because the South was unable to secede from the union in the North. Regarding cause and effect I learned that because of what happened to the slaves, it contributed the largest economies in the world.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting point was the one on slavery being a key driver of the formation of American Wealth. I didn't surprise me because its basic economics. "More than $600 million, or almost half of the economic activity in the United States in 1836, derived directly or indirectly from cotton produced by the million-odd slaves -- 6 percent of the total US population -- who in that year toiled in labor camps on slavery's frontier." Not only the lifeblood of textile mills, but they also the workers worked more efficiently and made pounds of cotton. Which makes sense because cotton production is a huggggeee industry. Because of all this, many immigrants decided it would be best to move to the North. This resulted in raise in the Northern population. Bottom line thing is that slavery benefited our economy greatly
ReplyDeleteLook at this article from and looking at slavery as a completely analitical stand point. It was eye opening to find out that slavery circulated such a great sum of money in our economy. A cause and effect of slavery was ironically benefical to the North with the cheap coast of a product in high demand in the North(cotton). Like the article said it "was the lifeblood of textile mills". Because immigrants couldn't easily find jobs in the south they went North to work there. The South was not succesful in seceding from the union which was the cause of why slavery doesn't exsit in the U.S today.
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With slavery people were ruled with an iron fist so their productivity was usually always efficient. The south because of slavery had their slaves fully engaged in the processes of cotton picking as well as other plant picking processes but cotton was their largest for of income for the south. slavery had to keep expanding to remind profitable, and Southern politicians wanted to ensure that new western states would be slave-owning ones. The south sold its cotton to the antislavery north where they would make clothes out of the cotton to produce clothing for cheap, and sell it for a expensive price. Baptist believes that's if slavery was outside US history, then slavery was not implicated in US growth, success, power and wealth.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting fact to me is that slavery was a key driver of the formation of American wealth. Slavery aided the north because as most slaves or immigrants heard of the terrible way you were treated in the south, most emigrated to the north. The north expanded rapidly while the south slowly grew causing the the norths economy to boom. According to Baptiste, slavery ended because the south couldn't manage to get away from the union. The confederation lost to the union which made them adapt the laws we have in effect today. I learned that slavery caused the wealth of America to happen rapidly and helped the growth in our economy.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the most interesting of the 5 points made in this article would be how slavery was more efficient that free labor. "Drawing on cotton production data and firsthand accounts of slaveowners and the formerly enslaved, Baptist finds that ever-increasing cotton picking quotas, enforced by brutal whippings, led slaves to reach picking speeds that stretched the limits of physical possibility. " Slavery aided the economy of the north because immigrants who moved up north due to scarce jobs increased the population from 7.1 million to 10 million in 10 years. Slavery ended in America, because the south was not able to successfully secede from the union I've learned that even though slavery was/is a horrible thing, our economy benefitted from it and it made our economy what we are today.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting point to me was that slavery was key in the formation of a growing American economy. Cotton picking drove the united states economy, and whipping dramatically increased the amount of cotton picked by millions. According to the article slavery ended due to economic reasons. The cause of slavery effected in our country booming it's economy. Another way slavery aided economy in the north is because of free African Americans moving up to free themselves from becoming slaves, finding occupations, which lead to them supporting the economy in the north. From this article I really learned another side of slavery not publicly taught in schools. I gained more and new knowledge about African Americans and how they were affecting the United States of America in a way not commonly understood.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting item out of the five points would be that not only did slavery enrich the South, but it also drove the industrial boom in the North. The North also benefited from slavery because the immigrants' choice to move to the North, rather than compete for a job driven by the whipping machine caused a significant demographic impact (raising the population of the North). Baptiste says that slavery ended in America due to the South failing to be able to spread slavery throughout the country. I personally learned that the North also benefited from slaves along with it being more efficient than free labor. The lack of jobs in the south caused immigrants to flee to the North. The long term effect was the increase in population and driving the industrial boom.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article "5 Things About Slavery You Probably Didn't Learn In Social Studies: A Short Guide To 'The Half Has Never Been Told'", I found that "Slavery was the key driver of the foundation of American Wealth” interesting because America got most of its money from making and selling cotton. America made more than $600,000,000 from just producing cotton. Slavery aided the north by having everyone migrate there and looking for jobs. According to the article, the northern population grew from 7.1 million in 1830 to 10 million in 1840, and then to more than 14 million by 1850. Having so many slaves in the north, meant that they would have to create more jobs, and those jobs would've been filled by the slaves. With those slaves working, the northern economy increased and factories had jobs in the production and selling of cotton. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the south was unable to secede from the union. I learned that thanks to all of the African-American people the United States was wealthy, very successful, and is still growing.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting fact in this article I believe is that slaves were more efficient workers than free laborers. I seemed as though fear and power lead the slaves to work harder therefore produce a better product. And even though we have been taught for many years that the North was anti-slavery, they still benefited greatly from it. The cotton production in the South helped with the industrialization of the North. The North relied heavily on the South’s agriculture so when the slaves left and the South’s economy was left unstable, the North felt the same effects. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because “none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans.” This article has taught me that slavery allowed America to thrive greatly even though it was a dark time in our history. It still allowed our economy to get its jump start
ReplyDeleteSeveral of the facts caught my attention and I found a lot interesting because I didn't realize how much I was unaware of prior to reading into the article. Of these facts, I found most intriguing that slavery was the "key driver of American wealth." Slavery played a major role in the American economy contributing a sum of over 600 million dollars to America. I found this to be quite sad considering America is looked up to so dearly by the rest of the world but we didn't even acquire all we have fairly. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because “none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans.” From this article, I learned that to stabilize the economy, we worked slaves to pick cotton and do excessive and excruciating labor so that others can prosper and so that we can therefore become the "land of free and home of the brave with liberty and justice for all." I learned that though slavery is a horrible and inhumane thing to do and though we could have acquired our wealth in several other ways, it did help America's economy to be stable.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting thing to me was that not only did tge south benifted from slavery, but also the north. Slavery helped the north by providing enough cotton to keep the economy at a stable state. The textile industry strive for that cotton. Slaves picked so much cotton because they were being whipped, making them work twice as fast then there body would normally go. According to Baptiste slavery ended because the south couldn't secede from the union. I learn that because of the slaves hard work, America was able to build a strong economy.
ReplyDeleteI think that the most interesting fact of the five points made was that slavery was that it drove the industrial boom in the North. Slavery aided the economy of the North because the large amounts of cotton that the South was providing, stabilized the North's economy. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because "none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans." After reading this article I learned that African Americans had a lot to do with the North than I had known before. I also learned that slavery helped America's economy.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting of the five points made in this article is that slaves were more efficient than free laborers. Slavery caused a boom in northern economy essentially by increasing northern population: because people couldn't compete with slaves for work in the south, they needed jobs. Also, due to the expansion of slavery there was a massive amount of cotton being produced & sold at low prices which gave way to the production of cheap clothing being sold at higher prices so producers were seeing a large profit. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the south was unable to successfully secede from the union. I learned that slavery lies at the center of American wealth and although it is more often viewed as a negative event that should have never happened, the long term effects of slavery continue to keep this economy strong.
ReplyDeleteThis article included many insightful facts but I think what I found most interesting was that despite the North not approving of slavery, they still benefited from it. According to Baptiste, the cotton production helped with the industrialization of the North. Slavery aided the North by providing them with cheap cotton grown in the South which labored slaves. According to Baptiste slavery could not continue in America much longer because the South could not secede into the North.
ReplyDeleteI believe the most interesting fact was the first one " In its heyday, slavery was more efficient than free labor, contrary to the arguments made by some northerners at the time" due to the fact that you would just assume that if your treated good you'd work harder. Slavery aided the economy of the north by the lifeblood of textile mills.Also slaves were efficient in their work, the U.S. was able to export millions of pounds of cotton to other countries. There were also may immigrants coming into the united states trying to find jobs.According to the article, the northern population grew from 7.1 million in 1830 to 10 million in 1840, and then to over 14 million by 1850. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the south was not able to successfully secede from the union.The confederates were defeated and unable to continue spreading slavery. The effect supports the cause because without slavery in the United States the economy probably wouldn't have boosted and become what it is right now.
ReplyDeleteI believe the most interesting of the 5 points made in this article was slavery was the key driver of the formation of American wealth. Slavery aided the economy of the north by providing goods, despite the Norths claim that they didn't believe in slavery. Large amounts of cotton were provided, and this allowed Northerners to focus instead on factories and the industrial revolution. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because because the south was unable to secede from the union. What i learned regarding cause and effect from this article was that even though we think slavery was a horrible thing it was the cause for us to have the long term effect that our economic system is what makes our country economically strong and benefit our economic growth and industrialization.
ReplyDeleteOut of the entire article, the fact that slavery was just as apart of the North as it was the South blows my mind. We have always been taught that slavery was just all about the South, but now I see this is not the case. The North economically benefited from slavery in many ways. The north needed cotton too, so slavery was just enforced in factories instead of farms and plantations. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the South failed to successfully secede from the Union when the time came. Cause and effect was written all over this article. What I learned the most was that bad things CAN have good effects. So good in fact that you have to weigh the benefits and the drawbacks to see if it was an overall good choice as a whole, even if the drawbacks meant millions of people died and were treated unfairly.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article, I think that the most interesting point that the author made was "Slavery didn't just enrich the South, but also drove the Industrial boom in the North". He explains that the reason for this was because textile mills in the North relied on the cotton shipments, which were picked by enslaved hands. The author also says that the North population grew faster, because immigrants chose to move there when they could not compete with slaves for work. And as for why slavery finally came to an end, Baptiste says that the South was not able to successfully secede from the union. There are many instances of cause and effect in this article, for example: When the South enforced slavery, both the North and South benefited economically, and when the South enforced slavery, the North's population expanded. At the end of the article, I realized that slavery boosted America's economy to make it what it is today, whether we want to believe it or not. It was a horrible tragedy, but without it who knows where we would be today.
ReplyDeleteSlavery was a very important part of our history. It did not just help a certain amount of people, it changes the world. Slavery was one of the worst things society has brought it but it did help the north economically. You have to understand that slavery was close to free labor. People had no choice but to work for a very cheap price if they wanted to live. Although the methods and work they did was offer the hardest work they ever had to do. They were tested poorly but the cheap labor was a great boost to the economy. Not all things are fair in this world but they do all have economic value.
ReplyDeleteThe most important point of the five given by Baptist, is that slavery is more efficient than free labor. Baptist believes that slaves pick more cotton, due to the enforcement of getting whipped. It even states in the article, "A study of planter account books that record daily picking totals for individual enslaved people on labor camps across the South found a growth in daily picking totals of 2.1 percent per year." Each year slaves picked more cotton than the previous year. Slavery aided the industrial growth in the north. This is due to the increasing amount of cotton picked by them. Textile mills were able to produce many goods and become quite wealthy. According to Baptist, slavery ended in America due to the confederates not being able to continue the spread. In regards to this article, I learned that there was more knowledge to slavery, than the basic facts there are. There is reason behind slavery.
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ReplyDeleteThe most interesting point in the article about slavery was that the south seceded to guarantee the expansion of slavery. Slavery aided the economy of the north by expanding slavery therefore they get good profit from their slaves also since slaves picked a lot of cotton which the north depended fro their economy. According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the south was unable to secede from the union. Baptiste also argues that "none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans." In this article I learned that even though slavery was such a cruel thing, it helped America become wealthy and also that every cause has an effect but can always be misleading to many.
CARLIE LIBRIZZI
the most interesting point in the article, is that slavery didn't just enrich the South, but also drove the industrial boom in the North. i would never thought that there would be a benefit out of slavery. slavery aided the economy of the north because the slaves were working for free there was no need to pay a salary and they were also fast producers which made the northern economy to always have supply.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Baptiste, slavery ended because “none of the massive quantities of wealth and treasure piled by that economic growth is owed to African Americans.
what i learned is that the mass production of the slaves helped to America's good economy back then, even though it wasn't a fair job for the slaves helped us to have a faster, powerful and cheaper production system
The most interesting of the five points made in this article is that slavery didn't just enrich the South, but also drove the industrial boom in the North. Since the North fought for anti-slavery, I thought that the North did not benefit from slavery at all. Now, I'm wondering why did the North fight against slavery if slavery benefited them?
ReplyDeleteSlavery aided the economy of the North by generating wealth for textile mills, low inflation-adjusted price of cotton delivery, and saving millions of dollars for the Boston Associates. With all the money that the North is saving up, they can fund other projects such as railroads or wars.
According to Baptiste, slavery ended in America because the South thought secession would protect the future of slavery, but they failed by losing in the Civil War.
What I learned regarding cause and effect from this article is that, in some perspectives, there is always a benefit from a cause no matter how morally wrong it is. Slavery is morally wrong because it is owning a man, but facts show that slavery was a cause for American wealth.
Out of all the 5 points, the most interesting one in my opinion was that the south were not the only ones to prosper from slavery. The North Prospered too from the economic rise, and the south leading the north to their industrial rise. When facing the facts slavery is absolutely morally wrong but it was what made America Wealthy and prosperous.
ReplyDeleteThere are many problems with passing marijuana in the first place. All people think about is the religious and health aspects which are not worthy of minimulizing, although there is a much larger picture. Drugs put countless number of people in jail every year. With the legalization this will cut down on our tax dollars being spent to keep prisoners in jail. In Oregon tax prices to this drug are a big effect on the black market. You have people that now will purchase this drug at the least avalible price and go to a place where the value is much higher. This is going to cause a shift in equilibrium but eventually it will balance out. The value will become the same because the black market will eventually die out. As far as other place go people can easily bring drugs from other places and sell it there will will In turn be a totally different problem
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