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- 261: Economic Theories of Harsanyi, Nash, Selten, Fogel, and North
- ... Prize in 1993 were known as pioneering economic historians for economics. These two turned the theoretical and statistical tools of modern economics on the historical past: on subjects ranging from slavery and railroads to ocean shipping and property rights. Fogel, a professor at the University of Chicago, often is described as the father of modern econometric history. He's especially noted ... growth of gross domestic product, according to his calculations. In a second, "Time on the Cross," written with Stanley Engerman and published in 1974, Fogel argued that the institution of slavery had been more profitable than previously thought. His conclusion influenced a decade of controversy, and he was said to be somehow endorsing slavery. Fogel later published a four-volume study called "Without Consent or Contract," in which he argued forcefully that slavery ended not because it was economically inefficient, but because it ...
- 262: Harriet Tubman 3
- ... Civil War as a nurse and scout. Harriet's work in the Underground Railroad and as a scout for the North in the Civil War made her a hero against slavery. Araminta Ross was either born in 1820 or 1821 on a plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland. Records were not kept of slave births so her birthdate is a mystery. She ... Harriet Tubman's efforts in the Underground Railroad and in the Civil War strengthened the abolitionist movement by accomplishing the goal it had intended to do: free slaves and abolish slavery. Why did she choose to help with the pursuit of abolitionism? She chose to help because she wanted to be free and heal the wounds that slavery had left her. Harriet thought, if slavery was non-existant, then her past was really behind her and she could finish her life as a free citizen of the ...
- 263: Beloved
- ... that is living with the haunting memories of her past. The book tells of Sethe's desire to kill her children rather than to have her and them returned to slavery. She did not want to see them have to experience the same evils that she and her husband had experienced at the hands of her former owner Schoolteacher. Sethe knew ... of Kentucky. Her father's upbringing was during one of the most murderous times for blacks in American history. She was raised in a household which was heavily influenced by slavery and white supremacist' fears, as well as the need for education. Morrison's writing style stems from having fallen in love with words. From that love she inspires young writers ... to a book is like a key signature in music, and "Beloved" is written in major". Excerpts from the Novel This excerpt is related to the topic of discrimination in slavery and the injustice which has happened. Chronologically, the excerpt takes place when Stamp Paid tells Paul D. that Sethe once tried to kill all of her children. Stamp has ...
- 264: Causes Of Civil War
- ... The Missouri Compromise said that any state above the latitude of 36 30' can not be a slave state. "Bleeding Kansas" was where people were fighting over the issue of slavery and cost many American Lives. The California Gold Rust occurred when gold was discovered in California and people rushed out to California.When California apply for statehood, it cause huge ... This is where the promblems begins. Missouri was the first state, other than Louisiana, to enter the union from the Louisiana Purchase and will give impications on the status of slavery west of the Mississippi. If Missouri enter the union as a free state, then the North will get control of the House of Representatives because they would have more representatives ... businesses. Abolitionist Movement stated with the Quarkers, who thought it was a sin to own slaves. Frederick Douglass, who a runaway slave, became one of the most effective voices aganist slavery. He started the Nortstar, which brought the cruelities of slavery to the attention of the North. William Lloyd Garrison published the Liberator, which started the antislavery moverment, in Boston. ...
- 265: Civil War 4
- In the 1850’s the United States was not so United. There had been many internal problems, that were tearing the entire country apart. Issues such as slavery, and power of the states were coming between the country. The south and north had been arguing about the issue of slavery for a very long time. The North was against it. They had set out to abolish it. But the south was growing very rich off it. It was cheap labor ... of cotton was in heavy demand at the time. It was one of the United States biggest exports. Because it was made with slave labor it was very profitable. If slavery was to be abolished it would have a large effect on the economy. The South felt it had the upper hand against the North. The south was also very ...
- 266: African American Bell Curve
- ... This single piece of literature created uproar throughout the country. The North was outraged by its tale of tragedy, deceit and hate. The South was outraged by its conception of slavery and its bashing of the southern culture. Either way, it marked an event in American History that would change history forever. African American status was now a major issue among ... They believed they were supporting a cause that would help them. Abraham Lincoln would not take this into account until he realized the political gain in supporting the abolition of slavery may suggest. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was the climax of the Bell Curve. Abraham Lincoln realized the political possibilities of creating a Emancipation Proclamation. He could win the favor of Britain, and continue support of the war in the North. His wise political decision enabled the Black race to be free from the chains of slavery. That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then ...
- 267: Abe Lincoln Hero Of Our Past
- ... a Whig. Abraham Lincoln was a humble man, calling farmers "neither better nor worse than any other people." Lincoln was raised in the Baptist church, and in the Baptist church slavery was taught to be wrong, and not of God. Abraham Lincoln stated his political opinion on this as early as 1837. In 1836 Lincoln became a lawyer, and in 1837 ... Lincoln decided to join the newly formed Republican Party, with Lyman Trumbull. Two years later he campaigned for Senate against Douglas. Lincoln, and Douglas were in many heated debates about slavery together. Lincoln proved to be the better speaker, and won his first debate, which gave him his first considerable national fame. In February 1860, Lincoln made his first major political ... candidate to run against John C. Breckenbridge, Lincoln went on to become the sixteenth President of the United States of America. It was as president that Lincoln began to challenge slavery. He gave many speeches on slavery, and why it is morally wrong, and unfair. By his inauguration in March 1861, seven states had seceded from the union. It was ...
- 268: Zinn's A People's History of The United States of America
- ... were the answer. And it was natural to consider imported blacks as slaves, even if the institution of slavers would not be regularized and legalized for several decades" (25). Black slavery became an American institution that the southern and middle colonies began to depend on for their economic success. The first stirrings of resentment began to come not from the slaves ... teaching history. "Thus began the history, five hundred years ago, of the European invasion of Indian settlements in America. That beginning, when you read [Bartolomé de] Las Casas... is conquest, slavery, death. When we read history books given to the children in the United States, it all starts with heroic adventure -- there is no bloodshed -- and Columbus Day is a celebration ... blacks and whites from fraternizing. Servants and slaves of different races saw each other as oppressed workers first and as members of a specific race second. On the topic of slavery, Zinn berates the American system, calling it "lifelong, morally crippling, destructive of family ties, without hope of any future" (27). Some argue that African tribes had slavery of their ...
- 269: Contemporary Thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aguinas
- ... Plato, however, he defends property rights. Aristotle believes that owning property gives incentive and progress, pleasure that the ownership gives, generosity, and has been a custom for ages. He defends slavery as well by stating that some people were destined for certain things, one of which being slavery, referred to as “a tool with a voice.” He believed that equality is justice. He also divides the human race into two categories : Greeks and Barbarians. On the whole, I ... because the rulers ruled for themselves and not for God, that God punished them. And to write twenty-two books is simply amazing. I agree with St. Augustine on the slavery issue. St. Augustine felt that slavery is wrong, that God intended man to rule over the beasts, not for man to rule over fellow man. Slavery is a sin, ...
- 270: The Worth of Huckleberry Finn
- ... thought at that age. Another reason I felt that this book is valuable is that it shows the feelings of not only the people, but also of Mark Twain toward slavery and slaves at the time the book was written. An example of Mark Twain's feelings toward humanity during the era can be found in the section of the book ... moat around the cabin, and that if they have enough time during the escape, they should try to dig one. Another major theme of this book is the issue of slavery. Mark Twain, in my opinion of him, disagrees with slavery, and in this book attempts to present slavery as an institution which isn't as good as it was made out to be in his era. An example of ...
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