Rise of a self producing and international market was bestowed in the market revolution era. This new era became way for America to gain its identity economically. New technological and other major revolutions became part of this rapid growing era. This, however, effected many cultural groups during this time. This paper will not merely focus on the praise and success of the market revolution, but focus on the cultural groups effected by it. These cultural groups that will be on focus are the whites, slaves (blacks), and the Indians.
Beginning of 1778, the constitution officially declared legalization of slavery. This was a contradiction for it went against the declaration of independence of 1776 stating “all men are created equal”. This …show more content…
The whites were very successful during this time. At first with the legalization of slavery, most white slave owners did not think slavery as very profitable. Most soil for the tobacco fields are exhausted and do not need cater to them, while cotton field were hard to collect at the time. Sea island cotton can only be found near costal regions which makes it more scarce to collect. Short staple cotton is found up country but nearly impossible to extract by hands. These showed that slavery was not be used up to its potential and causing a more of a loss keeping slaves. Whites already thought of themselves as dominant race over other races such as blacks and Indians and they did not want to free the slaves to due lack of work to provide. But a huge change occurred to further uproar a stagnant economic system. This change was stated by Takaki, “…Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin made it viable to process short staple invention” (Ronald Takaki, A Different Mirror, The Rise of the Cotton Kingdom, (New York: New York ,2008), 75-78). This single …show more content…
Most of these lands the United States our acquiring was Indian territory. Already sought as ‘demons’ through the eyes of the whites due to first engagements with them and how they perceive their culture, United states pushed back Indians west across Mississippi river so it can acquire Sothern states such as Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana for cotton farms. Based of texts, “Eleven treaties of cession were negotiated with these tribes between 1814 and 1824” (Takaki, A Different Mirror, 78). These tells of the major push to get rid of the Indians in the region. Indians saw this as despair and inequality being pushed out their own homes because of Americas own selfish
Beginning of 1778, the constitution officially declared legalization of slavery. This was a contradiction for it went against the declaration of independence of 1776 stating “all men are created equal”. This …show more content…
The whites were very successful during this time. At first with the legalization of slavery, most white slave owners did not think slavery as very profitable. Most soil for the tobacco fields are exhausted and do not need cater to them, while cotton field were hard to collect at the time. Sea island cotton can only be found near costal regions which makes it more scarce to collect. Short staple cotton is found up country but nearly impossible to extract by hands. These showed that slavery was not be used up to its potential and causing a more of a loss keeping slaves. Whites already thought of themselves as dominant race over other races such as blacks and Indians and they did not want to free the slaves to due lack of work to provide. But a huge change occurred to further uproar a stagnant economic system. This change was stated by Takaki, “…Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin made it viable to process short staple invention” (Ronald Takaki, A Different Mirror, The Rise of the Cotton Kingdom, (New York: New York ,2008), 75-78). This single …show more content…
Most of these lands the United States our acquiring was Indian territory. Already sought as ‘demons’ through the eyes of the whites due to first engagements with them and how they perceive their culture, United states pushed back Indians west across Mississippi river so it can acquire Sothern states such as Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana for cotton farms. Based of texts, “Eleven treaties of cession were negotiated with these tribes between 1814 and 1824” (Takaki, A Different Mirror, 78). These tells of the major push to get rid of the Indians in the region. Indians saw this as despair and inequality being pushed out their own homes because of Americas own selfish