Why Was Slavery Bad

Slavery was a controversial issue for decades. Slavery caused thousands of people pain and suffering while others experienced satisfaction and wealth. In the 1840’s citizens in the North and South had contrasting point of views. The North became industrialized and the South sustained their economy through agriculture. Both the North and South had their reasons behind why slavery was either a negative or a positive thing, regarding to how slaves are used, treated, their freedoms ,necessities, and finances. Northern americans believed slavery was a evil because some slaves were harshly beaten, it goes against the Declaration of Independence, limited freedoms, and families were separated while Southerners believed slavery was a positive thing …show more content…
The Declaration stated, “ All men are created equal.” How equal are men if black men are considered inferior to white men? White Southerners rationalize their reason for being superior with religious claims. From their view , God hath given them white supremacy. From what we know about history, God has been used to justify many horrible acts . The holocaust is a prime example.
Notably ,slaves benefited the South’s economy. Slavery was free labor and was used get work done efficiently and productively. Slavery wouldn’t have benefited the North because they had machines,factories, women, and children to do the work and get paid to do the work. Machines were more productive than slaves , so what need did the North have for them? Another reason for the North to abhor slavery. The South had the resources to urbanize itself , but didn’t . Instead the South chose greed over morals.
Despite the differences between both sides, they did have common interests. The North and South distrusted Indians ,Native Americans, they wanted more land, and both had poor medical care. Unfortunately, their differences were not enough to keep the union together and therefore ,caused the Civil