Project Summary: Topic American Slavery Purpose This discussion covers slavery as it evolved in the United States during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Directions The Canvas Student Guide provides instructions for replying to a discussion post. Optional: Instead of typing your posts, you may use the video tool to record your posts. For your Initial Post due by Wednesday, 14 September: In roughly 300 words, answer the question below, providing examples to support your statements and some discussion of the hows and whys that shaped these events. What political, religious, and cultural factors or movements after 1830 changed Northerners' attitudes toward slavery? How did the South react?