"Pre-Civil War African-American Slavery." Pre-Civil War African-American Slavery. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2016.
Summary: This article talked about Slavery before the Civil War. When the New Constitution was adopted in 1787 slavery was a dying practice. There seemed to be no benefit in the continuous shipment of slaves so the founders agreed to end the importation of slave by 1808. In the 1800’s slavery quickly began to thrive again. The invention of the cotton gin helped Southerners create cotton without the intensive work of picking out the seeds from the cotton. Not all slaves worked on large cotton plantations. Some worked in agriculture, including tobacco, hemp, corn, and livestock. Also slaves worked in cities. There were
Summary: This article talked about Slavery before the Civil War. When the New Constitution was adopted in 1787 slavery was a dying practice. There seemed to be no benefit in the continuous shipment of slaves so the founders agreed to end the importation of slave by 1808. In the 1800’s slavery quickly began to thrive again. The invention of the cotton gin helped Southerners create cotton without the intensive work of picking out the seeds from the cotton. Not all slaves worked on large cotton plantations. Some worked in agriculture, including tobacco, hemp, corn, and livestock. Also slaves worked in cities. There were