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I agree with both Kelly, Lon, and Karen.  First with Lon that the whole push-pull idea makes perfect sense because the slave labor was based on such a supply and demand still that it does fit together and give the slaves a little piece of the power with their masters.  Kelly, from what I understand it did become quite common because after all the more you attempted to keep a slave happy the better work they would do for their masters.  Karen is correct in saying that there was no direct power because of the push-pull factor these two groups held over the other one.  A lot of this dealt with how each group was treated.--Sean Marren
 
I agree with both Kelly, Lon, and Karen.  First with Lon that the whole push-pull idea makes perfect sense because the slave labor was based on such a supply and demand still that it does fit together and give the slaves a little piece of the power with their masters.  Kelly, from what I understand it did become quite common because after all the more you attempted to keep a slave happy the better work they would do for their masters.  Karen is correct in saying that there was no direct power because of the push-pull factor these two groups held over the other one.  A lot of this dealt with how each group was treated.--Sean Marren
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On a completely different topic, yet one that caught my attention, when discussing the labor question on pg. 186, a commissioner in 1841 remarked "the superintendent should be a man of science and well acquainted with the best models of the musket."  To play off of our discussion on Tuesday, it appears this is proof that the superior technology of the rifle was not used in government armories or, it seems, anywhere widespread in the arms manufactuing industry so many years after its invention.  It did present a question though, could a man be both a man of science and one who favors musket production over the rifle? - Adam Shlossman

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