Common historical fallacies: Difference between revisions

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** exports were not a significant portion of the overall U.S. antebellum economy
** exports were not a significant portion of the overall U.S. antebellum economy
** production and exports of cotton increased significantly after the Civil War and emancipation
** production and exports of cotton increased significantly after the Civil War and emancipation
* <u>Conclusion</u>: slavery was not the "driving force" or basis of the slavery-era American economy
click EXPAND to view chart of US exports as portion of the economy, 1790-1860:
click EXPAND to view chart of US exports as portion of the economy, 1790-1860:
 
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MERCHANDISE IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE BALANCE (billions of dollars):
MERCHANDISE IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE BALANCE (billions of dollars):
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1850 0.14 2.56 5.40%
1850 0.14 2.56 5.40%
1860 0.33 4.32 7.60%
1860 0.33 4.32 7.60%
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[[File:Slavery in the 13 colonies.jpg|thumb|Enslaved populations in the Thirteen Colonies in 1770.[1]]]
[[File:Slavery in the 13 colonies.jpg|thumb|Enslaved populations in the Thirteen Colonies in 1770.[1]]]
[[File:US-SlaveryPercentbyState1790-1860.svg|thumb|Evolution of the enslaved population of the United States as a percentage of the population of each state, 1790–1860]]
[[File:US-SlaveryPercentbyState1790-1860.svg|thumb|Evolution of the enslaved population of the United States as a percentage of the population of each state, 1790–1860]]


==== logical fallacy 2: colonial period slave v. overall population growth ====
==== logical fallacy 2: colonial period slave v. overall population growth ====