Essay Two-Analyze the ways in which supporters of slavery in the nineteenth century used legal, religious, and economic arguments to defend the institution of slavery. Many supporters in the nineteenth century used religious, legal, and economic arguments to keep minorities down. The supporters had a hard time coming up with excuses to keeping the institution of slavery especially when it came to the economy. One man stated that he was convinced that the nature of …showed first 75 words of 381 total…

…showed last 75 words of 381 total…slave was not able to hold a case in court, own property, or even vote. The law practically paralyzed the actions of a black man in the nineteenth century. The most common argument was that when a slave was let free he would try to seek revenge on the “white man”. This scared many people into supporting slavery. In a sense the people feared the revenge of the “Negro” and felt they needed the control.