"Why do you think the U.S. was the last nation in the industrialized world to permit the institution of slavery?"

12/5/03 Chapter 17 Essay Topic: "From it's creation in 1776, the United States has always stood for enlightened concepts and has therefore attracted people from all over the world. The first amendment allows freedom of religion and the rights associated with free expression. Our legal system provides many safeguards for our people against unjust arrest and imprisonment. We have a free enterprise economy. People are allowed to vote and there is 'no taxation without representation.' With all …showed first 75 words of 691 total…

…showed last 75 words of 691 total…subliminal sense is unethical. In conclusion, there were many reasons for the delay of the abolishment of slavery. Social acceptance, economic benefits, and the southern government are merely a few of them. Do these reasons logically serve as excuses for the neglect of ethics and morals? Perhaps not, but as students and historians study the past, they learn more and more on how to govern the future, and prevent something like slavery from happening again.