Politics in both these periods of history was extremely influential. Slavery was beginning to arise as a huge profitable institution since many indentured servants were becoming harder to obtain. In the revolutionary period, many politicians were becoming more focused on breaking away from British control than dealing with the issue of slavery. Slavery during this time was becoming the “new normal” for most the colonies, but became a valued custom for the southern colonies. In the south during this time, there was a multitude of support of slavery from the government with the passing of several laws to help protect slave owners. For instance, the Carolina Assembly passed a law that viewed many slaves as property rather than human beings (Hoffer
