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Roman Slavery: A Study Of Roman Society And Its Dependence On Slaves., Andrew Mason Burks
Roman Slavery: A Study Of Roman Society And Its Dependence On Slaves., Andrew Mason Burks
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Rome's dependence upon slaves has been well established in terms of economics and general society. This paper, however, seeks to demonstrate this dependence, during the end of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire, through detailed examples of slave use in various areas of Roman life. The areas covered include agriculture, industry, domestic life, the state, entertainment, intellectual life, military, religion, and the use of female slaves. A look at manumission demonstrates Rome's growing awareness of this dependence. Through this discussion, it becomes apparent that Roman society existed during this time as it did due to slavery. Rome depended …
Internal Dissent: East Tennessee's Civil War, 1849-1865., Meredith Anne Grant
Internal Dissent: East Tennessee's Civil War, 1849-1865., Meredith Anne Grant
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
East Tennessee, though historically regarded as a Unionist monolith, was politically and ideologically divided during the Civil War. The entrance of the East Tennessee and Virginia and East Tennessee and Georgia railroads connected the economically isolated region to Virginia and the deep South. This trade network created a southern subculture within East Tennessee. These divisions had deepened and resulted by the Civil War in guerilla warfare throughout the region. East Tennessee's response to the sectional crisis and the Civil War was varied within the region itself. Analyzing railroad records, manuscript collections, census data, and period newspapers demonstrates that three subdivisions …
To Kill Whites: The 1811 Louisiana Slave Insurrection, Nathan A. Buman
To Kill Whites: The 1811 Louisiana Slave Insurrection, Nathan A. Buman
LSU Master's Theses
Before January 1811, slave rebellion weighed heavily on the minds of white Louisianans. The colonial and territorial history of Louisiana challenged leaders with a diverse and complex social environment that required calculated decision-making and a fair hand to navigate. Racial and ethnic divisions forced officials to tread carefully in order to build a prosperous territory while maintaining control over the slave population. Many Louisianans used slave labor to produce indigo, cotton, and sugarcane along the rivers of south Louisiana, primarily between Baton Rouge and the mouth of the Mississippi River. For nearly a century, Louisianans avoided slave upheaval but after …