Octavian+Q1


 * According to the article Thomas Jefferson and Georgia (with South Carolina) had different views about slavery. What was Georgia’s stand on slavery (at the time)? Explain your thoughts and reactions to this policy.**


 * Charly's thoughts:** Georgia thought that they definitely couldn't live without the slaves. They thought that the slaves was their only economical resource while in real life they were just lazy to do the work all by themselves. They were more than capable of doing there own farm work. I think that all of this is just immoral and that they just couldn't get of their lazy butts out of bed to do their own farm work.


 * Sandy's reply**: I really don't agree with you Charly because not all of Georgia thought the same thing. One Georgian stated: //We cannot do without the slave labor, Our whole economy would be ruined."// Some just thought slavery was profitable.

so you should'nt forget it.
 * Mohamad's thoughts**:I do agree with you but you should also state something about greed.Humans are probably the greediest species in the history of life


 * Frank's thoughts:** Sandy what you are stating agrees with Charly,so what you have typed makes no sense.I agree with Charly because as he typed most Georgians could not live without slaves, since they realized they NEEDED slave to have a more profitable colony.There also adopted slavery from South Carolina who was owed by King George III,since there colonies were booming because of slave.

So the question has changed. Look at this quote and respond to it. Why would Georgia and South Carolina risk losing the war in order to save slavery?
 * Mr. T jumps in to the conversation**: Try to think of what is at stake here too, Georgia's leaders appear to be very intent on protecting slavery. Even when war comes to its borders in the form of the American Revolution Georgia still stands its ground. Georgia was dead-set on protecting slavery and even though more slaves served for the Patriot cause instead of the British, Georgia did not take part in this extra supply of soldiers. Additionally, in 1779 Congress was willing to pay $1000 per slave to fight with the Continental Army and any slave that was allowed to join would earn their freedom at the end of the war and cool $50 at the end of the war. Again, Georgia and South Carolina refused this order and to quote Donald L. Grant's book, " rather than weaken slavery in Georgia, the planter class preferred to weaken the struggle for independence."


 * Sandy's reply to Frank and Mohamad and Charly**: First of all, what I wrote in my earlier respond, I haven't finished. In other words I have changed my mind. I agree with Charly because Georgia did think that their slaves were their only economic resource. I also agree with Mohamad about greed. Greed is something that makes people abuse each other.


 * David's Thoughts:** I would compromise to what Mohamed and Sandy has said because after the Revolutionary war, slavery was abolished but it was a root when later they were turned down by their owners at plantations and soon treated like normal citizens, which led to segregation. Also back to what Frank said, how much money do you make if the money of the plantation owners is being wasted by other soldiers from the British DESTROYING IT!!

Mohamad's thoughts:I say that it would've been best if the colonies tried to make new technology,like the cotton gin, for plantations that would've made slavery obsolete and allow them to make even more income than before.Yes this would've taken a long time but they still should of tried doing so.