Many former slaves knew how to be good farmers. They had worked as plantation slaves for decades. There were opportunities in the Western frontiers to establish new lives and earn a living by farming. This also allowed them to escape from the white terrorist groups of the post-war South.
Some slaves from certain states were considered greater then the average slave. A state could consider their African Americans stronger or smarter and for that reason those slaves were more desirable and valuable.
No, the only people who had slaves were high ranking nobles.
To get settlers to move west and expand to the western parts of the US. The discovery of gold and silver had a huge effect of the western migration. Another huge effect was the Transcontinental Railroad. Examples of why people migrated west included the discovery of gold and silver, adventure, opportunities for ex-slaves, and the promised 160 acres of land by the US government.
Slaves were owned as property, but indentured servants were white people who signed a 7 year contract for transportation to the colonies. They could also blend in with the population while anyone who was black was a slave.
slaves
People in California treated them diffrent
free land under the homestead act
One reason freed slaves migrated to west territories was to seek economic opportunities, such as owning land and starting businesses, that were often limited in the more populated eastern states. Additionally, they sought to escape racial discrimination and violence prevalent in the southern states. The west offered a chance for a fresh start and greater freedom and autonomy.
free land under the homestead act
exodusters
they had more job opportunities there
The civil war they migrated because they where slaves for the south.
Some slaves from certain states were considered greater then the average slave. A state could consider their African Americans stronger or smarter and for that reason those slaves were more desirable and valuable.
the African Americans worked hard because they where slaves...
The reason is that in the days of slavery, slaves were considered property. They had no legal rights nor existence under the law. The owner could do anything they wanted with their slaves. They could work them to death, beat them to death, rape them and sell their children. Slaves were listed in property in tax records and wills.The reason is that in the days of slavery, slaves were considered property. They had no legal rights nor existence under the law. The owner could do anything they wanted with their slaves. They could work them to death, beat them to death, rape them and sell their children. Slaves were listed in property in tax records and wills.The reason is that in the days of slavery, slaves were considered property. They had no legal rights nor existence under the law. The owner could do anything they wanted with their slaves. They could work them to death, beat them to death, rape them and sell their children. Slaves were listed in property in tax records and wills.The reason is that in the days of slavery, slaves were considered property. They had no legal rights nor existence under the law. The owner could do anything they wanted with their slaves. They could work them to death, beat them to death, rape them and sell their children. Slaves were listed in property in tax records and wills.
free land under the homestead act
slaves were viewed as property not as people