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What could plantations not run without in the Civil war?
Plantations could not run without huge amounts of labor. Which is where slavery comes in. Many plantation owners needed cheap labor, so slaves were the easiest and quickest way to get that.
Was it illegal for slave owners to run for president?
While many viewed the owning slaves as immoral, it was not illegal for a slave owner to run president. Several presidents also owned slaves.
Could slave owners run for president?
Yes, they could. Thomas Jefferson and George Washington are two examples of slave owners successfully running for president. A slave owner had just as much right to run for president you or me, but in order to even hope of winning they would need to know a lot about government and politics.
Why weren't the slave masters fighting in the civil war?
Many of them were, including Robert E. Lee. Others were still needed to run the plantations.
What is the plantation myth?
The plantation myth refers to a romanticized and distorted view of plantation life in the American South, minimizing the harsh realities of slavery and painting a picture of contented enslaved individuals and benevolent slave owners. This myth often ignores the violence, exploitation, and dehumanization that characterized the institution of slavery on plantations.
Why was it a big deal for slave s to run away in the time of the civil war?
so they would not have to work so hard on southern plantations and not get hert
Was slavery an economic issues?
Yes it was. That was the whole point behind white slave owners arguments for slavery. They argued there plantations could not run properly without slaves picking the amount of cotton needed to be picked daily. Without the amount being reached the South could not export its most important crop.
Why did slave owners whip their slaves?
because they would run away or not do all their work.
What did Thomas Clarkson do to abolish slavery?
He phoned his brother - Jeremy Clarkson and told him to run all of the slave owners over. Jeremy thought that this job was too big to do by himself so he got Richard Hammond and James may to help him. In the end all of the slave owners got squashed and no one dared to kidnap a slave again.
What are some Facts about haiti?
Haiti was the first country that was run completely by African slave's. They all attacked their French owners and took over the plantations on the island. Over the next few years they also repelled attacks from both British and French attempts to get the island back
Who sold the first slave?
The slaves were bought by the highest bidder in the west indies and after that they belonged to plantation owners and worked on plantations. Some didn't want to be enslaved and took their lives, some occasionally run away if they had the chance to escape. Pregnant woman preferred to have an abortion than to raise their children into slavery.
What is a fact about Southern slavery?
One of the most important facts about slavery in the South in the antebellum period was that the large Southern plantations depended on slave labor to run them. Because of this dependence, slavery became a fact of life in the South.
