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Q: What was the event that made southern states difficult for masters to free their slaves?
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Where did the negroes in southern states of USA come from?

They are the descendants of slavery from Africa, that the Europeans have bought from Africans masters from their own slaves.


What states did slaves work in?

They worked in Southern states.


What was the basis of wealth in southern states?

land and slaves.


What role did support for slavery playin the secession of southern states?

The Southern states wanted to keep their slaves, and they were worried that President Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the slaves, so many of the southern states left the union to try and keep their slaves.


Why did former slaves migrate to southern states?

People don't migrate, but animals migrate. Former slaves were all ready located in the southern states.


How long before the border states slaves were freed were the southern states slaves freed?

two years.


Why did southern states have biggest population of slaves?

They needed slaves to work on their plantations.


What was wealth based on in the Southern states apex?

Land and slaves


Ask us anythingIn response to the Harpers Ferry Raid many Southern states?

John Browns intent was to start a revolt by slaves, with the slaves killing their masters. This outraged many Southerners, and widened the division between North and South.


In 1860 two states had more slaves in their populations than free people. Which states were they?

Southern states. There were 4 million slaves.


Why did Southern States wanted slaves?

To work the plantations


What was wealth based on the southern states?

Land and slaves