Evelyn Castillo
Mr. Lopez
APUSH Per. 3
Slavery was an essential component to the economy and labor force in the United States that slowly grew into a major conflict that was the main source of tension between the states. They were first brought into the New World around the time of its settling. Slaves were treated inhumanely by Americans and enslaving them was seen as normal. However after the American Revolution, people began to realize the error of their actions and made minor changes to the system. The states began to divide into free and slave states causing the implementation of a sectional, only serving to increase the bottled up tension. The North and South came to different views on slavery prior to the Civil War because of political influences, the Second Great Awakening, and the advances that took place during the early industrialization time
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Abraham Lincoln was giving a warning to the American people of the damage that can be done through the continued use of slaves. The purpose of document F is to highlight the possible chances of the downfall of the system in America if they keep exploiting slavery for their needs and in the end negatively impacting all of the American people. Seeing as he was against the idea of slavery and was a popular political figure, he was highly influential to those who had the same ideals, more commonly seen in the Northern region of the sectional. Stephen F. Hale was also in the political public eye speaking his opinions. In document I, he directs his speech to his main audience of anti-abolitionists. His principle idea during his discussion is how Abraham Lincoln is considered to be the leader, the primary representative of the abolitionists, the Northern people. Hale covers the points of the South being attacked with the actions of trying to end slavery, an important aspect to their