John C. Calhouns Defense of Slavery as a Positive Good for America

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Why does John C. Calhoun argue that slavery is a positive good? Slavery serves as the backbone of the American Economy. Slaves provided America with labor availability in their demanding farms, whose production positively impacted the American economy. Maintaining such slaves, therefore, remained an issue of relevance that leads white American political figures like John. C. Calhoun to fight for legal enslavement of people defining their existence in America as a "Positive good." Within this essay, a detailed analysis of John C. Calhoun's arguments will be provided to offer a better understanding of why he fought tirelessly for the legalization of slavery within America. Being an American statesman gave Calhoun an excellent opportunity to influence other Americans on his proposals regarding the legalization of slavery, terming it an act