It prevented the need to innovate, and used laborers that had no will to do a good job. 1 slave =/= 1 good paid worker

They we're rich because they owned most of the farm land for cotton, and everyone around them was still poor.

Most people who lived in the south didn't have the money to get slaves

to think that slavory, that thing that was one of the most profitable bussinesses in history that DROVE the industrial revolution in the united states. didint have any contribution to the national economy or development is fucking batshit insane

What industrial revolution happen in the south?

If you look at the numbers slavery was the worst thing to happen to the south. http://www.nber.org/chapters/c0606.pdf

nigga the entire country benifited off of slavery

theres a reason it took so god damn long to abolish it

No it didn't. It kept the south poor look at the numbers.

Why spend money on expensive machines and labor when you could buy slaves that could reproduce?

In the short term it allowed rich people to get richer and did Jack all to help the people of the south.

Just plantation owners

because you needed expensive machines and labor to produce products FROM COTTON PLANTATIONS

when you pick raw cotton its useless

you have to turn it into something, thats what the north's economy was based on

Yes, and the amount of cotton picked and speed at which it was picked was hampered by slaves

You needed more slaves to do less work

In the long term slavery kept the south backward. This paper shows that kids could pick 95% of the cotton that slaves could using the same mrthods the slaves did. http://www.econ.ohio-state.edu/trevon/pdf/Pres_Address_09-02-15.pdf

it wasent hampered because slaves are free after the 1st generation

I know slaves worked less hours than free labourers.

thats retarded

that didint happen, if anyone told you that they are retarded

It's true read this paper. http://www.nber.org/chapters/c0606.pdf

i dont give a shit what that paper says, use your brains

I'm using the paper as evidence to backup my claim.

no, use your brains

whats your superior iq for if you dont use it

what the fuck kind of sense does it make for slaves not to be worked more than free men?

My opinion is slavery wasn't good for most people in America let alone the country.

thats because you rather trust anything that supports your point rather than actually thinking for god damn once about what your saying

I agree it doesn't make sence that the slave owners did that but that is what they did.

Can you show me any papers that prove slavery benefited America?

time traveler aussiearyan over here. doesent know what the sun looks like but he knows what american slave owners did

Or other proof.

well all the things i already said

I've shown you papers that detail slavery compared with free labour in the cotton industry.

You haven't backed up any off youur clames Arch and I've presented evidence which contradicts your claim so why should I believe you?

@Arch-Fiend Henry Ford found that having his workers work less hours was actually better for him in the long term. It meant two things, 1) his workers were better rested, which made them happier and more productive 2) made it so they had time to shop around and buy things. Special his cars. This was counter to the common thought at the time. I mean, paided the same for less work, that is just crazy right? Someone worked to the bone is the most ineffective machine you can have. On top of that, not allowing slaves to really buy their own stuff means everyone suffers as you cannot recover any of the money you spend on them.

yeah counter to common thought at the time

not to mention slaves wouldent apply the 2nd

yeah im not going to read a 73pg long paper either