Why Is Slavery Important To America

One of the many life lessons that could be pulled from this Unit is, it is often beneficial to think and consider others in our lives. One of the rough patches in the history of America is slaves. A slave is a person who is held in servitude as the chattel of another (Merriam-Webster). The people of America would use these slaves to help them with yard and house word on a plantation, a large farm. When the slave trade first started the slaves came from Africa on large, confined ships. They would make the long trip across the sea in terrible living condition. These conditions would be similar as if these same ships were carrying livestock such as cows or horses. The “soon to be slaves” would be chained up to one another in the bottom of the ship weeks or even months before they would see the light of the sun again(). This shows that when these people were taking and chained up the people who did this to them didn’t necessarily think about the “Con” side of the spectrum. These people only looked at what was good for them and not what was good for the society as a whole. These slaves would then be taken to auctions where they would be sold to a plantation owner who would then uses these people as a “farm tool.” At many of …show more content…
In present times this could be compared to the election that has just taken place this last month. During this election, it was rare to see either of the opponents trying to consider the other opponents side when debating or speech of the other person. This election, along with others, has divided this country in many ways, but one main, and most obvious, way is between Democrats and Republicans. This is the same concept that divided the country during the mid-1800’s because of slavery. If citizens do not think and consider others then our society that we live in will not one coherent place for the people of the United States to live