The EOTO presentations this week were pro vs anti-slavery. Each team took a different side of the argument and presented their reasonings for why they were right, and the others were wrong. It was similar to a lecture on why they were right. Each team brought up outstanding arguments on why we should either keep or abolish slavery.
One of the best points that I heard, which I liked for the anti-slavery side, was if enslaved people are so crucial for the economy, then why do you treat them like they are worthless? I liked this because many treated enslaved people as if they were useless but then kept arguing that it was a need for them. Anytime that you need someone in your life or if they are constantly helping you, you don't treat them like they are worthless, but you treat them with a high level of respect, and you try to help them back. For the enslaved people, this was not the case, and unfortunately, they were treated like wild animals.
Another exciting thing that they talked about was the Missouri Compromise, which I found super interesting because I knew a little bit about it. Still, I only knew a little once the presentation, which affected me a lot more. The compromise was trying to keep the U.S. equally divided and not unbalanced, so the way they did this was by making Maine a free state and Missouri a slave state. They also had this line on 36 & 30 degrees dividing the United States vertically, allowing slavery below it but not slavery above.
Overall, this debate was super exciting and informative. I think the slave side brought out a more substantial reason why slavery should be abolished, but I feel that the pros brought out strong sides as well, tuning the class into a super informative and entertaining lesson.
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