Common historical fallacies: Difference between revisions
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==== logical fallacy 1: colonial slave v. overall population growth ==== | ==== logical fallacy 1: colonial slave v. overall population growth ==== | ||
* the growth of colonial African slavery was linear (upward but constant) until the development of the cotton gin | * the growth of colonial African slavery was linear (upward but constant) until the development of the cotton gin | ||
** up to 1800, colonial population growth was | ** up to 1800, colonial population growth was significantly higher for whites than for slaves (see chart) | ||
* | * <U>CONCLUSION</U>: therefore increases in the slave population was not the basis of the colonial development | ||
click EXPAND to view comparative table of colonial white and slave population growth: | click EXPAND to view comparative table of colonial white and slave population growth: | ||
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* after 1800, the slave population increased dramatically following introduction of the cotton gin | |||
* non-black population growth exceeded that of blacks (free and slave) for all decennial (every 10 years) census counts except 1810 & 1880 | |||
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==== logical fallacy 2: colonial per capita wealth not reliant upon slavery ==== | ==== logical fallacy 2: colonial per capita wealth not reliant upon slavery ==== | ||
* in 1774, slavery represented a significant proportion of per capita private wealth: | * in 1774, slavery represented a significant proportion of per capita private wealth: | ||