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This 6 page paper shows teh impact of the American Revolution on the slavery and the resulting Civil War. Examples of racist attitudes and wording are exampled from such documents written by Jefferson, Madison, and other founding fathers. Consequences of political compromise is discussed as well as the 3/5's rule and its impact. Quotes from many documents. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
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slavery exposed the contradiction within the guiding principals upon which the republic was established. The American Revolution affected slavery to the extent that it forced discussion and legal debate, even
action, in regard to the integrity of the Declaration of Independence, since quite clearly all men were not free. Therefore, it must be stated that the impact and issue of
slavery relative to the issue of independence and governance remained unresolved as a consequence of political compromise. This being the case, the founding fathers were faced with the dilemma of
change and how to implement this change. That there were racial overtones present during the construction of the Declaration of Independence and the construction of the Constitution is evident when
one considers that a majority of the men who penned the very words, "...certain unalienable rights" believed that this only applied to the white man. Women and minorities were on
their own and neither was deemed to be worthy of a say in the new country. In fact, if one were present in the room where the actual signing
took place and looked around, the representation and the diversity in the room would have been laughable. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights"1 Here, then, is the contradiction between perception and the actual day-to-day
reality of it all. Slaves were property. Period. At best they were only considered sub-human and significantly incapable of understanding the grand occasion. Interestingly enough, one of the largest reasons
that America broke from England was taxation without representation. Yet, here, at the very signing of the Declaration of Independence, where were the representatives for the black man/woman, or the
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