The Relationship betwen Masters & Slaves till 1861 It is possible to say that the period between the end of the Revolution and the beginning of the Civil War was the most important in terms of the development of the so called " Peculiar Institution " of slavery. In order to define the changing master - slave relationship, one must look at the historical background to Southern slavery. The defining characteristics or outside influences provide the key to an …showed first 75 words of 2177 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2177 total…seen as a direct result of the pressures that slavery caused for the white Southerner morally, socially and _ ð7�3 _Šeconomically. The increasing defence of the institution of slavery, came as a result of the criticisms from the Northern states, and the determination of the South to maintain it's " Peculiar Institution." The changing relationship goes from what was considered a legitimate economic necessity to the wish to preserve an essential, and defining characteristic of the Southern states.