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A 4 page discussion of how slavery promoted American Independence, limited the power of the national government under the Articles of Confederation, and impacted the drafting of the United States Constitution. No sources are listed.
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the colonist rebelled from England because they wanted their freedom, many colonists were slave owners. George Washington, in fact, owned hundreds of slaves as did many more prominent Americans.
They used them to fuel their various industries and, in particular, to perform agricultural work. Without slaves not only would the physical structure of our nation had been much
different, so too would the ideological structure. Our political history is quite interesting when we consider our originas as English colonists.
That origin has played a tremendous role in shaping who we are today. Colonists original regarded England as their protector and believed in the political necessity of the monarchy
under which they existed. Ultimately, however, we began to regard the English monarchy as more of a liability than as an asset. It provided us with little to
nothing and we, in turn, provided it with much. Consequetly, we began the long quest towards freedom, freedom of the American whites that comprised the predominant part of our
population that is. Whites of the time were the decision makers and the movers and other races were regarded as being there for the use of the whites.
The Revolution, however, would impact much more than just white Englishmen. The road to the American Revolution was fueled by an intense desire
to be free of European oversight. Although we largely ignored the concept of slavery as it conflicted with the colonial desire for freedom and equality, many slaves actually participated
in our fight for independence. By enrolling in the Continental Army they were ultimately rewarded their freedom. Most slaves, however, remained in bondage both during the Revolutionary War
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