Slavery in Washington DC: Escape from the Pearl

Slavery in Washington DC: Escape from the Pearl

Outline of the Paper

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Introduction

In introduction the topic and purpose of the research will be defined, so that readers can clearly assess what they are going to read. This study has carried out a research on the great escape commonly known as “Pearl Incident of 1848” made by slaves in Washington in the year of 1848, which provoked feeling of freedom among slaves in America. The escape efforts made by slaves was failed however, it helped slaves obtaining support of American people to pressurize their legislator for passing antislavery bill.

Thesis Statement

A tentative thesis statement has been made to determine the direction of the study. The thesis statement that has been formed for this study is: “The attempt of slaves to escape from the pearl had increased agitation among Americans and slaves, which help in pressurizing legislators to pass antislavery bill.”

Historical Overview of Slavery in America

Under this heading, historical overview of slavery in America has been provided. The history of this topic is very vast, that is why historical overview has been described keeping in view that, this overview may not deviate from the topic.

Discussion and Analysis

In this part of the study, the topic and its dynamics have been discussed initially, and then the discussion has been analyzed in order to conclude the study at one point.

Conclusion

Finally, after constructing a conclusion from discussion and analysis, the conclusion has been presented formally under this heading. The conclusion of this study has proved the thesis statement of this research.

Slavery in Washington DC: Escape from the Pearl

Introduction

The nineteenth century was the most dramatic in American history. Few Americans of 1800 would have recognized their nation in 1900. The nation's political geography was totally altered, the population was vastly different, the economic base had changed, and the most divisive social institution of the nation—slavery—existed no more. Although the form of government was the same, the structure of the Constitution had been so radically transformed that in many ways it was a new document. The nature of politics, parties, and campaigns was also fundamentally different. The scope of change and growth in the century is in part understood by considering the centuries that preceded it and followed it.

The English colonies hugging the eastern seaboard of America in 1700 looked very much like American states hugging the eastern seaboard in 1799. At both ends of the eighteenth century animal and wind power moved people from place to place, and roads were few and poor. Technology was mostly unimportant to Americans in 1700 and in 1799 (Romine). The American Revolution certainly brought about a major political change, but the state governments of 1799 were much like the prerevolutionary colonial governments. Elites ruled and voted throughout the century. Some more territory had also been settled, and many Native Americans had been forced out of the lands settled by whites. But the political geography of America in ...