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Mainly for cotton farming from the help of the cotton gin.

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How many slaves did most southerners own?

few or no enslaved people at all


Did most southerners own slavesw before the civil war the war?

Yes. That was what the war was about. Preceding the war, southerners had slaves and the northerners didn't think it was right. Therefore, the Civil War happened. Hope this helped! Mckennaj


What region had the most slaves during the civil war?

Southern.


Most slaveowners treated their slaves as?

Southerners viewed slaves as property. The southerners defended this by saying that the Bible allowed for them to have slaves.


What was most southerners wealth tied up in?

Most southerners wealth was tied around slavery. Down in the south they made money from the slaves farming and selling thier slaves.


What did most freed slaves do during immediately following the civil war?

They remained near the farms where they had been slaves


Where did the slaves slaves?

well, assuming "did" means to bread, slaves during the civil war had to get permission by their masters and have a child. Most likely the child would therefore belong to the master.


What did most rich southerners do with their wealth?

C.They put it back into their plantations and bought slaves.


Did southerners fight for the union during the civil war?

Most southerners weren't for the war, they just wanted freedom from the North and the ability to own slaves. Less than 5% of the people in the South owned even a single slave. The South was agricultural and exports of agricultural products were taxed. The North was industrialized and the import of finished products was taxed. Before the Civil War 85% of the national budget was collected in the southern states.


What serious problem in the US led to the Civil War?

there are many different answers to this question. most would argue that it is the problem with slavery at the time. true southerners would say it had more to do with rights of independent states. most southerners were so poor they could not afford slaves. after a while, states started seceding from the union, and opened fire on fort sumter, thus starting the civil war


Most southerners lived on?

Most southerners lived on plantations during the 1800's. As a result the South during the 1800's had a primarily agricultural based economy.


After the Civil War most poor rural southerners relied on credit from?

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