HIST 1015 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cotton Gin, Puritans
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How did slavery in the 19th century differ from slavery during the colonial period: colonial = patriarchal system (tibbits, 19th century = paternalist system, describe systems, relate to time period. Why did it differ: plantations got bigger, now, need for more slaves = overseers (not masters) Republican ideology: belief that gov = strong and powerful and law of nature unless people stood up against it, need to be virtuous, virtue: independent, self-sufficient. Can"t be a slave or a woman or a white man who doesn"t own property. Must be a white man who owns property. How was it influenced by the puritan notion of competency: competency: financial independence, puritans want land. How did western expansion affect ri: louisiana purchase opened up more land, more land = more white men could be landowners = more men could be virtuous, keeps republican ideology going.
