Freedom Vs History In Early America

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Freedom vs History in Early America

In the 17th and 18th century, Americans had a different perspective on freedom, and they

did not view slavery as a limitation of one’s freedom. The question of equity had plagued many

historians as they try to interpret America as the envisioned nation by its founding fathers, where

it was anticipated that all men are equal. The issue of slavery had been a pressing concerning

during the 18th century with most leaders doing little to stop it. For example, Thomas Jefferson

did not show any interest to prevent the spread of slavery. However, leaders such as George

Washington even though they were unable to stop slavery, they should attempt to control it. For

instance, he objected to the use of free blacks and slaves in the revolutionary war in the army.

The issue of slavery in America attracted debates from most people one of them being Marquis

de Lafayette. Marquis fought for America’s freedom, however, during his visit after fifty years,

he was disappointed with the current situation of American’s slavery.

In this case, freedom referred to the aspect of being in a position to self-actualize oneself

and being free from any interferences that prevent an individual from attaining a maximum range

of choices. Freedom includes avoiding all inconveniences and interference that deter an

individual from making progress.

Marquis conducted open debates of the contradiction between slavery and liberty in

historical America. On his return, Lafayette was appalled by the fact that revolution aboard ships

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with the American flag was still transporting slaves to America. Lafayette was surprised to see

that he fought for American’s freedom and it had become a land of slavery. Thus, this triggered

him in making that statement mentioned above. The idea of freedom communicated a different

message for the Americans. For example, for some of them to be free meant having 500 hundred

slaves working under their custody in the tobacco farms. Thomas Jefferson who was known to be

a life liberator owned many slaves, and during his entire lifetime, he fled less than five.

During the beginning of colonies, slavery was not a major issue. Early in the 17th

century, Africans slaves were brought to the Latin America and South America by the

Portuguese and Spanish. The Jamestown colony introduced the first slave. However, the

American slavery evolved at a high rate mostly because most of the US citizens preferred the

African slaves because of their immunity for epidemic diseases, experience, and low possibilities

of escaping. The African slaves had previous knowledge and experience in rice and sugar

production; therefore, they easily adapted to the working conditions. Additionally, they were

conspicuous due to their skin color and did not have allies; thus, they could not escape easily.

Slavery has evolved dramatically over the years. The slaves were able to articulate and

fight for their freedom, ensuring that they sought equal rights in the United States. Slavery was

reduced at the time. Many of the Americans held diverse ideologies regarding the issue of

slavery. They believed that everyone was equal before the eyes of their founding fathers,

whereas they still kept the concepts of slavery. The United States at this time was achieving a

revolution, with equality of rights among all individuals. Marquis Lafayette was among the

activists debating on the contradictions between slavery and liberty in the new nation. All slaves

desired their freedom.

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