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Common historical fallacies: Difference between revisions
→logical fallacy 1: slave-produced exports were the driving force of the antebellum U.S. economy
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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 ==== | ||