Tocqueville T12

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    What book and chapter is this from?

    Democracy in America, chapter 'The Three Races That Inhabit the United States.'

    Who was Tocqueville?

    A French political thinker who analyzed American democracy.

    What does Tocqueville call the most dangerous evil facing the United States?

    The unresolved problem of slavery and its aftermath.

    Why does Tocqueville say modern slavery was worse than ancient slavery?

    It permanently attached servitude to race, unlike ancient slavery.

    What is Tocqueville's key observation about prejudice in the North?

    Prejudice was stronger in states that abolished slavery.

    Why did prejudice increase after emancipation in the North?

    Whites felt their social superiority was threatened.

    What did Tocqueville use the Ohio River to demonstrate?

    The economic damage of slavery through state comparisons.

    What were the differences between Kentucky and Ohio?

    Ohio was prosperous; Kentucky was idle and underdeveloped.

    What was Tocqueville's conclusion about slavery and economic productivity?

    Free labor was more productive and cheaper than slave labor.

    Why was slave labor actually more costly than free labor?

    Masters had lifelong costs for slaves, unlike paid workers.

    How did slavery affect the culture of Southern whites?

    It created a culture of idleness, stunting development.

    Why does Tocqueville say Americans abolished slavery for white men, not Black men?

    Economic self-interest drove the abolition, not moral concern.

    How did northern states gradually phase out slavery?

    By banning slave importation and declaring children free.

    What did Tocqueville predict about the future of Black Americans?

    He believed they would remain in permanent social limbo.

    What did Tocqueville say about the long-term demographic trend?

    The white population would grow, marginalizing Black Americans.

    What is Tocqueville's overall thesis in this section?

    Slavery damaged the economy and entrenched racial prejudice.

    What was Tocqueville's view on whether the races would ever truly integrate?

    He thought true integration was nearly impossible.