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There were a lot of obvious labor and economic benefits to creating a race based slave system; however, the transition to race based slavery was more complex than what might be obvious to a 21st century student. Read Edmund Morgan's paper, "Slavery and Freedom: the American Paradox" and as a class evaluate his argument that wealthy English anxieties about English poorer people living in the colonies encouraged the development of a race based slave system. What evidence does Morgan provide that proves his point?
(should be at least 100 words and cited with credible and scholarly sources)
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SLAVERY AND FREEDOM: THE AMERICAN PARADOX
Slavery and Freedom: The American Paradox
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SLAVERY AND FREEDOM: THE AMERICAN PARADOX
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In his paper, Edmund Morgan gives an overview of the association between the start and
elevation of slavery and the rise of democracy in the colonial Chesapeake. He highlights the
factors that led to racial slavery. In addition, he discusses the conditions during the colonial times
that gave birth to both slavery and democracy. This paper gi...
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