Essay Question about slavery in 19th century, HELP!!!?

Question

Analyze the ways in which supporters of slavery in the 19th century used legal, religous, and economic arguments to defend the istitution of slavery? I need for tomorrow so please help! THANK YOU in advance!

Answer 1

Southern arguments :
Legal - They said the U S Constitution allowed slavery which in fact it did until it was amended in 1865 (13th amendment abolishing slavery)
Religious - Most Christian ministers in the South preached that slavery was OK according to the bible. Many clergymen in the South were slave owners themselves. (Sad, but true)
Economic - Slaves were said to be essential to supply cheap labor for a plantation based agricultural system.

A key point, however, is this - - by 1807 when the importation of slaves ended, there were several million slaves in America - four million African Americans by 1860.
No one knew what to do with these people if they were freed. Southern slave owners were afraid of them. Slaves outnumbered whites in many areas of the South. Whites believed that freed slaves would be a threat.
Southern whites also argued (again the economic issue) that freed slaves could not survive - feed, shelter, and clothe themselves etc. - without white masters taking care of them

Answer 2

Regarding the "religious" aspect, the "Hamitic" legend from Genesis Chapter 9 was used as a justification....it's found in verses 25-30 or thereabouts in Genesis Chapter 9 (has to do with the sons of Ham, i.e, Blacks, being in servitude due to something that Canaan did to Noah). This is why "Hammers" is used (very rarely, these days) as slang for Blacks.

Answer 3

i'm uncertain if there is any anti-abolisionist political songs, yet there have been many known songs depicting antibellum plantation stay as idyllic for everone - which contain the slaves. some examples might contain: "The solar shines vivid on my previous Kentucky homestead. 'Tis autumn, and darkies all are gay." "My previous Kentucky homestead", Steven Foster All up and down de entire introduction, regrettably I roam, nevertheless yearning for de previous plantation... All de worldwide am unhappy and dreary, Ebry the place I roam, Oh! darkies how my heart grows weary, a tactics from de previous persons at homestead. "previous persons at homestead" - Steven Foster I desire i became in de land ob cotton, previous cases dar am not forgotten; ... In Dixie Land whar i became born in, Early on one frosty mornin, "Dixie" - Daniel Emmett what's frequently depicted in those songs is that the slaves are simpleminded and searching happiness serving their "massah" on the plantation. case in point, "Dixie" it tells of a runaway slave desirous to return to his plantation. It became known that slaves spoke of their very own vernacular and as such weren't in any respect written with their voice in conventional English. If that's your thesis, i'm particular some good learn will discover more suitable examples.