HI330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Appalachian Mountains, History Of The Southern United States, Middle Passage
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Slavery in the antebellum south: cotton and rice. Liberty of some people to expand west and prosper there was predicated by the conquest of other people and expropriation of their lands (native populations) Liberty of white slave holders is enabled by their expansion of the institution. More freedom for some means worse slavery for others. Westward expansion could look different for different people. Concept of freedom was closely linked to the availability of western land. 1800: approximately 400 000 whites west of appalachians. 2/5 of the us total population at this time. Already was a native population there prior to their arrival. Thrive economically independently guarantee the possibility of social mobility. Thought that us wouldn"t be a place with fixed social classes. Slaves were affected by the visions and dreams of whites and were moved west. Northwest territory (norther oh, in and il mi and wi)
