A 'slave society' is dependent on slaves whereas a 'society with slaves' is not. A society with slaves would remain intact if all slaves were to be removed or become free. A 'slave society' however would be devastated by the abolishment of slavery, because slavery effects the majority if not all aspects of its society.
The North and the South were differing societies in a number of contexts. Firstly and most importantly, the differing ideals between the importance of slaves; the North being a 'society with slaves' (non-dependent on slavery, having it there to assist normal manual labour) and 'slave societies' in the South (reliant on slavery to the extent where the abolishment of slavery would cause major problems in the South, particularly for work done in the fields). Additionally, the means of production were different with the North being more industrial and the South being mostly agricultural in nature. This also ties into the North becoming increasingly urbanized whilst the South stayed rural with only 10% of Southerners living in the city prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. Finally, though this can be disputed to a degree, Southerners were perceived as somewhat more simple and less educated than the North with fewer opportunities for education available, although this could be attributed to what people understand as skewed and now backward views on racial rights.
A 'slave society' is dependent on slaves whereas a 'society with slaves' is not. A society with slaves would remain intact if all slaves were to be removed or become free. A 'slave society' however would be devastated by the abolishment of slavery, because slavery effects the majority if not all aspects of its society.
ReplyDeleteThe North and the South were differing societies in a number of contexts. Firstly and most importantly, the differing ideals between the importance of slaves; the North being a 'society with slaves' (non-dependent on slavery, having it there to assist normal manual labour) and 'slave societies' in the South (reliant on slavery to the extent where the abolishment of slavery would cause major problems in the South, particularly for work done in the fields). Additionally, the means of production were different with the North being more industrial and the South being mostly agricultural in nature. This also ties into the North becoming increasingly urbanized whilst the South stayed rural with only 10% of Southerners living in the city prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. Finally, though this can be disputed to a degree, Southerners were perceived as somewhat more simple and less educated than the North with fewer opportunities for education available, although this could be attributed to what people understand as skewed and now backward views on racial rights.
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