The Declaration of Independence had stated that “all men are created equal’ and have a right to liberty. Sir Francis scott Key had created the song that is now the American National Anthem in 1814. He had described the United States as “the land of the free.” But, was the United States really a free land at the time? I would say, that American soil was not free. America was a locked cage. Slaves were still needed down in the South. And former slaves were not treated well as the white people on the Congress side. America was dependent on slaves for a long time. As the slaves were very helpful with harvesting the crops, and growing tobacco. Slaves were a good and cheap resource for America at the time. Slavery in America had started around …show more content…
Slaves were well needed for this mass production of the crops and the tobacco making, and rice and indigo production. People needed help with harvesting all these crops. As one could not do it themselves as it would be very difficult. The country grew dependent on slaves for this reason and others. Another reason slaves were needed were because of the money it would make the people selling the slaves. As many of the regions businessmen grew rich upon the slave trade and investments in Southern plantations. The North had abolished slavery, but that isn’t the whole country that has abolished slavery. The southerners had kept the slaves. Between 1774 and 1806, all of the northern states abolished slavery, while in the South it was vital. Although the Northern side had abolished slavery, the slave trading had flourished and the slave population nearly tripled in the Southern states where cotton was well needed to be harvested. Slaves were important in the South. The South wasn’t going to give up slaves that easily. The country was a divided nation at one point. The top half of the nation was anti-slavery. While the south was pro-slavery. The slaves were needed and were held against their will to work for the