Slavery and Sectionalism

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This paper examines how slavery lasted far longer in the United States than it did elsewhere in the world and became solidly entrenched in American politics, culture and economics during the first century of America's existence. It looks at the regional differences between the north and the south in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the cotton and tobacco economy, the abolitionist movement, the American Colonization Society, Nat Turner's 1831 Revolt, the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13th and 14th Amendments and "Plessy versus Ferguson".

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"Slave revolts and rebellions were an integral part of the movement toward abolition. Denmark Vesey's Uprising in 1822 was one of the larger early uprisings. Although many uprisings like his failed, they drew attention to the slave trade and exposed its cruelty. A more successful uprising was Nat Turner's 1831 Revolt. However, notorious revolts like these resulted in backlash, as slave owners only became crueler, instating ever tighter rules and restrictions on their slaves to prevent future rebellions. Moreover, the fugitive slave laws became a major federal political issue."

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