2016 RUHS
Historian Revision Historian
Phillips Slavery was a form of race control. The Stampp
South was a White Man's Country. The War
North was the same as the South on its attitude
about race and thus the war was caused by the
Northern abolitionists that threatened the South's
social system.
Elkins Slaver was an institution that changed the Genovese
personallity of the slave into an infantile figure.
This is a return to Phillips where the cause of the
war occurred when abolitionists did not under-
stand the influence of the slave institution.
Ramsdell Slavery would have died out by 1880 because Jaffa
geography had prevented the spread of cotton
passed the 100th meridian
Gilbert Abolitionists John Brown was a terrorist by
modern definition. He displayed pychpathic
tendencies. Thus, he implied that slavery was
not an issue significant enough to fight for.
Duberman Slavery was a great moral issue and the abolition
cause made the anti slavery forces the most
moral people in America. Both North and
South had an negrophobic attitude and thus
Randall Civil War was a mistake, caused by fanatics Schlessinger Civil War was a moral war caused byl
both in the North and the South.
Berwanger Republicans opposed slavery in the new
territories only because of their belief in
the inferiority of African Americans. Foner
The territories should remain open only to
free white men--Thus, no slaves.
Robinson Racism was endimic in the American mind Freehling
as a result the Founding Fathers were not
concerned with finding a solution to the
slave system and allowed it to become
part of the Constitution
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Irreconcilable
Slavery was a system of labor extortion
The slave was always seeking freedom
and thus harsh punishment was needed
to maintain this brutal immoral system
The war was a moral cursade to abolish
slavery.
Slaves and slave owners had a paternal-
istic relationship. Religion and family
also served as instittuion to protect the
slave personality. Slaves were thus
competent individuals . These systems
thus created a unique society with their
own world view. North and South were
unique nations
Agreeing with Stampp, the slave could
do more than grow cotton, and
thus the North was justified in accepting
the Wilmot Proviso
moral differences between the North
and South. Non-violent emancipation
was impossible
War was caused by slavery and socio-
socionomic differences between North
and South.
Founders, especially Jefferson actually
opposed the institution of slavery, but
realized that ending the institution
would be a long slow processes.