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What Are Some Pros And Cons Of American Slavery?

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Pros: Work would get done faster. Also not all slaves were treated badly
cons: Some slaves would be beaten or killed, he "all people are created equally"
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They are forced to do what they don’t want to do.
They have no control of their life.
They get treated like animals.
They forced to split up from their family.
If they are tired they will just get whipped to work faster.
They can’t leave where they are working.
They don’t get very good food.
When they are transported there are no space to move.
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The pros of slavery first off starts off with faster production of items....production is faster and work gets done... The economic benefits are tremendous..If we had to pay people to mind our animals, farm our fields, pick our cotton, etc., we would be unable to continue our operations, or we would have to raise the cost of these goods to exorbitant levels. The whole nation benefits from the monetary savings inherent in slavery.  Economically, slavery was very beneficial to the landowners for whom they worked. Since they did not have to pay wages (although some did provide basic necessities) they enjoyed a larger bottom line (profit) This speaks to political advantages. Directly or indirectly, these profits were used to build the infrastructure of this country, especially in the southeast.  Good thing about slavery is we got out of it
 
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There are actually a lot of pros on slavery
1. Is that they would have a roof over their head
2. Is that they would have clothes
3. Is that they get food and water
4. Is that it was a "necessary evil". And what I mean by is that if the slave owners didnt push them, then they wouldnt do anything and they couldve died because they werent listing.
5. Is that they grew stronger
6. Is that they learned to take care of themselves
7. Is that the richer the slave owner got the more food and items they would give to the slaves.
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i think slavery was bad but u should try to find the pro s to like if you are like me and your teacher is going to make you be on a debate team and you could be on the pros team

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During the time of slavery in the American south, the northern states were paying very little (like $2.50/week) for labor which included children laborers.  When a worker in the north became sick or injured on the job they were fired.  If the injury caused damage to workplace machinery, they were fined and fired.  There were no retirement benefits for the elderly.
Although some slave owners were brutes, most took care of their slaves because, like our cars today, they were valued possessions.  When they were sick or hurt they were, generally, given medical attention.  When they became too old to work hard they were given more menial tasks and supported until they died.
While I find no justifiable excuse for the "peculiar institution" of slavery, it can be argued that there was a time in American History when slaves fared better than their northern counterparts.
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PRO: Gets work done faster
CON: Goes against Declaration "all men are created equal"
thanked the writer.
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Yes but in the constitution it says nothing until the 13 amendment also the first of the civil war acts
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Pro: Contributes to the textile industry (cotton), cost less money to make (free labor)
con: Unconstitutional, not right to own, as property, your own kind
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Some cons are that people are being beaten and killed because of it and people have a right to freedom

pros are that some people with no food or shelter would have a roof over them and food
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Every one has thier own right to live thier own life so what are we when we take that freedom away from them just because they have one thing different from us. Imagine being a slave if you were short or too tall. It is one thing that will tear all of man kind apart
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Slaves would of getting beaten because of doing labor white men didnt care if they were children doing labor they will still getting beat african travel in a ship with thousand a africa tht could of have diseases. They went through all of that just to get beaten in America

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