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South. Slaves were one of the main workers in their industry.

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The North had abolished slavery because it did not fit the industrial system. Factory bosses wanted mobile skilled labour. They could not use slaves.

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Many enslaved African Americans escaped from the south to freedom with the help of the?

Underground railroad


What government agency set up schools and help formerly enslaved African-Americans in the south?

Freedmen's Bureau


Why did african amricans went to the north?

African-Americans migrated to the north because of racism, lynching, and lack of opportunities in the South.


In the great migration of 1910 to 1940where did African Americans move?

north


Where did African Americans go during the reconstruction of the South in 1879?

in the north states

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Which section north or south had enslaved African Americans why?

South enslaved because they needed people to pick the cotton and other harvest


Which section north or south had enslaved African Americans?

The southern half of the country kept the African-Americans as slaves. The northern states never engaged in that kind of behavior.


What percentage of African Americans in the south were enslaved in?

Approximately 85%


Many enslaved African Americans escaped from the south to freedom with the help of the?

Underground railroad


In the 1700s what was the major reason there were more African Americans enslaved in the south than in the north?

The South had the big plantations which needed a huge work force. The North had factories which didn't need quite as much unskilled labor.


What government agancy set up schools and helped formerly enslaved African Americans in the South?

The Freedman's Bureau had the specific mission to help formerly enslaved African Americans transition to new lives. The Freedman's Bureau set up several schools for African Americans.


In the great migration of 1910 to 1940 African Americans moved?

South to north


Why was discrimination against free African Americans harsher in the south than in the north?

Why do you think that discrimination against free African Americans was harsher in the South than in the North?


Why did the north and south need African Americans to serve in their army?

I don't think the south recruited them but the North recruited African Americans to win the war against the south to make the slaves free.


Why did the enslaved African Americans indirectly help the South in the Civil War?

because they thought everyone should be equal.


What government agency set up schools and helped formerly enslaved African Americans in the South?

Freedmen's Bureau


What government agency set up schools and help formerly enslaved African-Americans in the south?

Freedmen's Bureau