Plantation owners.
Wealthy farmers were powerful in Southern society due to their large land holdings, which allowed them to control the economy through agriculture. They also had significant influence over local politics and often held positions of power within the community. Additionally, their economic status gave them access to resources and opportunities that others did not have.
Yes, in many cases, individuals who owned large properties or plantations required more laborers to work the land effectively, which led them to own multiple slaves. This practice was driven by economic motivations and a desire to maximize profits from their landholdings.
True. The practice of owning slaves was often tied to the size of an individual's land or property, as more workers were needed to maintain and work on larger properties. Wealthy landowners would often accumulate more slaves to increase their productivity and profits.
Plantation slaves typically worked on large agricultural estates in rural areas, performing labor-intensive tasks like planting and harvesting crops. City slaves, on the other hand, were owned by individuals or businesses in urban areas and often worked as domestic servants, artisans, or in other skilled occupations. City slaves may have had more opportunities for social interaction and access to resources compared to plantation slaves, but they still experienced severe restrictions and brutal treatment under slavery.
Farmers with small plots of land often worked on plantations to earn extra income or find more stable employment. Plantations could offer more consistent wages, access to resources and markets, and sometimes provided housing for workers.
Slaves were bought by farmers and forced to work for free, whereas farmers were free men, and either owned their own farms, or were paid to work on someone else's farm.
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
No, it is not. In the South there were 7,8 millions of whites and 200,000 free blacks, of which: 6,100,000 owned no slaves, 1,400,000 owned from 1 up to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from 10 up to 20 slaves and 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
In 1860, the South had a population of 8,000,000 of whites and free blacks (200,000) of which:6,100,000 owned no slaves,1,400,000 owned from 1 to 10 slaves,300,000 owned from 11 to 20 slaves,200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.Read more: In_1860_only_25_percent_of_southern_white_families_owned_slaves
In 1860, the South had a population of 8,000,000 of whites and free blacks (200,000) of which: 6,100,000 owned no slaves, 1,400,000 owned form 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from 11 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
1,900,000 of whom: 1,400,000 owned from 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from10 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
Farmers had slaves to help them but afterwards, when the reaper came in, it made farmers get more slaves
25% of southern slaves owner owned slaves. They had more then 50 slaves
20. Question unclear. More what than slaves?
20. Question unclear. More what than slaves?
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Including those of the Border States the slave owners were: 1,400,000 owned from 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from 10 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves