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In the early part of the US Civil War, the Confederacy made good use of its slaves. Because the South's number of available men for troops were far less than the North, the South used slaves to accompany their armies and do the manual work that was doe by soldiers in the North. So carrying ammunition, driving supply carts and cooking food, was done with slaves. This allowed the South to use its white manpower as soldiers. Also, before the North began to make serious inroads in the South, farming duties were carried out by slaves. In the North, free workmen were used and therefore left fewer men for the North's armies.
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∙ 8y agoFor the most part, the Confederacy pressed slaves into service in the Southern armies to save work usually done by soldiers. This entailed such duties as tending to supplies and carry ammunition. It is a small reason why troop counts in Southern armies were not accurate.
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The south's military defeat in the Civil War resulted in this.?
Freed the slaves.
What resource did North have in Civil War that South didn't?
freed slaves willing to help fight the south
Who ran the farms in South Carolina During the civil war?
The women and the slaves.
Who contribute to the defeat of british troops in the south?
british troops lost interest in the war
What was the population of the north and south at the beginning of the war?
North - 18 million. South - 9 million, over a third of them slaves. NEW RESPONDENT North 18,715,055. Border States 3,024,745, 430,020 of whom were slaves. South 9,103,332, 3,024,745 of whom were slaves.
How did the different geography of the north and south contribute to the outbreak of the civil war and the north's success during the war?
The north doesn't grow cotton, but, it has a lot of industry. The south's use of cotton, (and their need of slaves), and their limited industry helped lead to the civil war and the south's defeat.
Which best describes how slaves were regarded in the South in the pre-Civil War years?
describes how slaves were regarded in the South in the pre-Civil War years?
Did the south have slaves?
Yes u idiot, the south had slaves. That's what the civil war was all about. Millions of poeple lost their lives and you don't even know if the south had slaves.
What was the south like?
in the civil war in the south there waz a lot of slaves note the south is HORRIBLE MEAN AND SELFISH for having slaves and i am latin
How did the plantation system contribute to the use of enslaved people?
Many slaves in the South were put to work on plantations before and during the Civil War. Many of these plantations were used to grow tobacco.
When the civil war began what were the south's advantages?
They had slaves.
How did people in the south contribute to the civil war?
by killing yankees.
How did sectionals lead to the civil war?
Because the south wanted slaves and the North did not want slaves.
Did the south have slaves or the north?
The South had more than the North, and the abolishment of slavery began in the North. But the South wanted slaves - thus ensued the Civil War.
Why were slaves allowed to vote in the south before the civil war?
No
How did sectionslism contribute to the civil war?
the north and south did not both agree on the same things when it came to slavery and the south didn't want to give up on slave working because they didn't have to pay the slaves where the north had white people to do the work for money
What percentage of male slaves did the south lose after the civil war?
100%. Slavery was outlawed after the war. No more slaves, male or female.
