Many people during this time, including Washington, felt that slavery was justified because the slaves in America were previously slaves in Africa, and were treated more poorly by their African masters than they were by their American masters. This was of course heavily refuted.
Well, there are a few.
1. The South possessed a larger population.
<span>2. The South was politically united. </span>
<span>3. The South had more railroads. </span>
<span>4. The South had a majority of the country's armaments factories. </span>
<span>5. The South had better military leaders.</span>
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Though the word "slavery" does not appear in the Constitution, the issue was central to the debates over commerce and representation. The "Three-Fifths Compromise" provided that three-fifths (60%) of enslaved people in each state would count toward congressional representation, increasing the number of Southern seats.
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Covert oppression is less noticeable and overt oppression is observable action.
They paid off union leaders
