Townhall Recap

What I learned about pro-slavery through Andrew Jackson’s perspective and the townhall.

Andrew Jackson's goals for the country were to help benefit white men. He believed that slavery was crucial to the economy. Free labor, extorting, and torturing enslaved people led to economic growth for the country. Andrew Jackson himself owned a hundred slaves. 

Andrew Jackson believed that people who were abolitionists went against the union. Slavery in the eyes of Andrew Jackson was strictly for financial purposes. The common thread between pro slavery individuals was that slavery was the foundation of the South. This allowed them to make money while using other’s physical abilities. The foundation of the South’s birth from slavery is shown when we look at the history of Southern states. Slavery and the southern states were synonymous, the slave trade created opportunities for states and industries to thrive. 

The town hall was an interesting perspective, it showed how many pro-slavery individuals were in agreeance with slavery due to the financial gains. The most common theme between pro-slavery were those who ignore the damage that slavery caused due to the financial gains. Slave owners like Andrew Jackson and other pro-slavery town hall members always argued the slaves were well cared for. Although slaves were not equal, many argued that they were treated well.  Proslavery individuals argue that the United States is so rich because it benefitted from slave labor. This is true and allowed slave owners a way to build immense wealth. If slavery does not happen then America never generates the economic resources to be become the world’s superpower.