No. A slave was owned by his master. He did not earn money so how could he pay taxes.
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Since slaves were owned, they were considered property. So slaves were used to determine what taxes were paid by the plantation owner.
The southerners viewed slaves as property.
the southerners viewed slaves as a good thing
Fully 3/4 of southerners did not own slaves at the eve of the Civil War.
Southerners viewed slaves as property. The southerners defended this by saying that the Bible allowed for them to have slaves.
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
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26%
The southern colony had slaves.
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In 1860, approximately 25% of white households in the southern United States owned slaves. This means that not all white southerners owned slaves, but a significant portion did.
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Once it was illegal to import slaves from Africa, Southerners tried to increase the existing supply of slaves. They encouraged slave families to have as many children as possible.