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What was the law used by southern whites to limit the freedoms and rights of ex slaves?
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black codes African American to vote,own guns, or severe injuries
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∙ 11y agoThe white-controlled state governments in the south passed laws called "Black Codes.
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∙ 12y agothey were racist and didnt want blacks to be equal.
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∙ 11y agoI don't know next time listen in class
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∙ 10y agothe Supreme Court
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Southern whites owned slaves by 1860?
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What did Mose Wright's do?
Mose Wright helped with the Civil Rights Movement. The civil rights movement helped give blacks equal rights as whites.
Did slaves deserve any rights?
Not in American slavery, although laws differ in other places and times. There was some protection for a slave from people other than his master, however- for example, if someone murdered a slave, the murderer had to recompense the master for the value/price of the slave. That wasn't much of a consolation for the slave, of course.
Why had blacks been deprived of the right to vote?
Because blacks were brought to this country as slaves, and even though the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery, the Civil Rights movement had to happen before whites and authorities were able to accept them as equals.
What was the purpose of the civil rights act of 1875?
To provide African Americans the same rights as the Whites.
What fraction of southern whites owned no slaves?
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
Why were most Southern whites reluctant to emancipate their slaves?
Southern whites were reluctant to emancipate their slaves because slaves were their livelihood. Slaves did all the dirty work such as farming and house hold chores.
What percentage of southern whites did not own slaves in 1830?
64%
Why did Most Southern whites not own slaves but still supported the slave system?
they hoped to get slaves themselves someday
How many whites owned slaves in 1860?
25% of southern white families owned slaves in 1860
Poor southern whites fought to defend their?
Poor southern whites fought to defend many things. These people fought to keep their land, their rights, and often their workers.
What was the largest segment of southern society during the civil war?
Whites without slaves.(50%)
How did southern whites limit the freedom of former slaves?
i dont know but you stink like poo
What percent owned fewer than 5 slaves?
Of all the slaves owned forty-nine percent owned fewer than 5 slaves. Only five percent of Southern whites lived in a home that owned slaves. Which equals out to twenty-five percent of whites owned slaves.
Which two southern states held more slaves than whites in population?
South Carolina and Mississippi.
Why did southern whites discourage freeing slavees after the revolution?
they thought freed slaves would seek revenge.
What was the main reason that the Constitution did not proclaim that all man were born free and equal in their rights?
Southern states would not approve it.
