What were some reasons given in favor of continuing the practice of slavery?

1. southerners stated that slavery was both moral because it was practiced in biblical times, and financially necessary for the economy of the country.

2. african-americans were not interested in competing for jobs with poor white southerners, and would rather be slaves.

3. african-americans liked being slaves, so the practice should continue.

4. southerners stated that with factories widespread in the south, slaves were needed to work there.

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Magna carta was originally intended to protect the rights of  the nobles

In 911, a group of vikings lead by rollo besieged paris and chartres. after a victory near chartres on 26 august, charles decided to negotiate with rollo. the talks were led by hervé, the archbishop of reims. this resulted in the treaty of saint-clair-sur-epte, which granted rollo and his soldiers all the land between the river epte and the sea. it also granted him brittany, "for his livelihood". at the time, brittany was an independent land which france had not been able to conquer. in exchange, rollo promised the king his loyalty and military assistance when needed. also rollo also agreed to be baptised and to marry gisela, the king's daughter. the territory given rollo is about the same as upper normandy.