She’s a great Republican…such a parrot!
yes, of course, I have
the grievance list, at least, in form, is actually reminiscent of medieval estates' gravamina presented to the ruler at the meetings of the diets
the question was why did they declare their independence from Britain; seems like the Declaration of Independence is a good place to start because there they tell you why they are declaring their independence
the British anti-slavery movement did not have any political traction until after the War of Independence and would only achieve successes in the following century
I'll also leave aside the fact that the North, not the South, was the hotbed of the independence movement, not really sure how you can argue that the North was moved to declare independence from Britain so the southern planters could keep their slaves
If you don't understand how northern merchants (Hancock, Morris, etc) benefitted from Southern slavery than you have zero understanding of how the colonial commerce system worked.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/signers-factsheet
On quick glance, 25 of the 56 men who signed the Declaration were plantation owners or merchants. Most of the rest were lawyers. All of them benefitted from the American export economy which was built on the backs of enslaved Africans.
Northerners may have not owned slaves, but the rich ones (signers of the Declaration) sure as hell benefitted from its existence. Tobacco, cotton, indigo, rice and other cash crops were produced almost solely by slave labor. These products accounted for a majority of colonial American exports. Northern and Middle colony traders shipped these products and have no issue with them being produced using chattel slavery.
Every historical conflict in modern history is based on economics. As a student and now teacher of history it took me awhile to understand this. Almost all of our founding fathers, from the North and South, valued their personal finances over the horrific treatment of other Americans. Protecting and growing their financial interests was the PRIMARY motivation for almost all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
You can claim philosophical, religious, or patriotic reasons; but in the end the Revolution occurred because colonists wanted to protect their wealth. A massive factor in protecting and growing that wealth for everyone was maintaining the brutal and sadistic system of American slavery. So yes, protecting the plantation economy and its right to enslave and work black people to death, was a fundamental motivation of the American Revolution.
There is more than one problem with this account, but the primary one is this: You haven't answered the question of why continued subjugation to the crown posed a threat to the plantation economy.
This is a long article, but it's got plenty of interviews with educators and school and district administrators who are leaving their jobs and careers or facing growing pressure to curb what they are teaching. There are also moves around the country from right-wing parental groups to abolish equity and diversity programs in schools. But don't worry, the wording of these state CRT laws isn't going to really change anything in schools!
Link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/growing-animosity-over-critical-race-083200531.html
Popular opinion was turning against slavery back in England. A 1772 British court case Somerset v. Stewart ruled that chattel slavery could not exist under British Common Law. A decision that was the antithesis of Dred Scott. The writing was on the wall for the end of slavery and the slave trade in the British empire.
So you haven't read the article from The Atlantic.
Yeah, read The Atlantic and Politico articles I posted a few pages back. There is no evidence for the proposition that anyone in the 1770s thought Somerset would be extended to the colonies.
Honestly I’d love a sit down with the mouth breathers in our current state GOP party where we discussed classroom techniques and the development of critical thinking skills. Maybe throw in a history debate or two. Preferably on camera. I would reduce those faux Christians and conservatives to tears.
Our current state GOP leaders are so fucking ignorant and delusional, it would be an intellectual bloodbath. Its a gaggle of brain dad sycophants and zealots.