HIST 393 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cotton Gin, Slave Power, Industrial Revolution
11 Dec 2017
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Their interpretation was based on the idea that african americans were inherently, biologically inferior to white. Americans played a large role in freeing themselves and the fight to end slavery. As a result of wars of indigenous people who lived in this regions: united states is engaged in a process of empire building, expansion tennessee, kentucky, north. Calvinist doctrine of pre-destination, radical vision of an all powerful god which made all the catholic institution seem puny. In early 19th century in the us, this vision of god (so powerful you cannot impress him), was not popular people wanted to earn what they deserved. A protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the united states. Radical splinter groups which go off in all directions, ex. Second great awakening allows the baptist church to spread. The methodists existed by having ministers who travelled around very individualistic and reflected the diffused nature of southern economy.
