Slavery was a part of all aspects of life. The South needed slaves (or so they thought) in order to run their farms and make a living. Slavery, to me, did not dominate the lives of people especially women. The men who ran the farms may have had to face it every day but that is a part of the lifestye they chose. The women either sat in their rooms while the slaves did all the work or they did not have any in the house at all. Slavery did dominate or come up a lot when you discuss politics, though. A great example is the missiouri compromise. Everyone was worried whether their location would be over the other location(North & South). Both, the North and the South, wanted to have an advantage over the other. I also believe that there were no slaves in the lives of people in the intelluctual aspect. Slaves did not participate in the learning and educational scences. Slavery was everywhere but that does not mean they dominated certain aspects of life.
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i agree with simone. slavery in american society was apart of all aspects of life. in the south slaves were needed because of the plantations that were there. they were needed to work in the feilds so crops could be easily produced.women however were treated equally except if they giving birth.
Yep, you're right. Without the slaves, the economy would fail. And the South could justify it with their many excuses that involved religion and science, which are two rather contradicting terms.
I know slavery didn't dominate the lives of everyone, but it definitely dominated the lives of the slaves. I agree with you when you stated the Missouri Compromise.
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