Title: The Slavery Debate in 19th Century America
Description: Slavery is an issue that the United States has had to deal with since the early British colonies. The moral, cultural, economic and political impact of slavery in the United States is profound in its magnitude. Slavery shaped the way our nation was formed in everything from political decisions regarding territory to legal recognition and rights of the nation's inhabitants.
Subjects: 1800s, 19th century, abolition, abraham lincoln, africa, america, bible, christian, christianity, civil war, dred scott, frederick douglass, god, john calhoun, lincoln, missouri compromise, morality, movement, mud sill, north, northern, owner, plantation, property, rights, slavery, south, southern, speech, supreme court
Places: United States, South Carolina
People: Abraham Lincoln, John Calhoun, Frederick Douglass
Time periods: 1600-1870