the southerners viewed slaves as a good thing
The southerners viewed slaves as property.
Fully 3/4 of southerners did not own slaves at the eve of the Civil War.
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
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The southerners viewed slaves as property.
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
Southerners called for states' rights and the preservation of the institution of slavery to protect their right to own slaves. They argued that the federal government should not interfere with the laws of individual states regarding slavery.
The southern colony had slaves.
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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.
Most southerners wealth was tied around slavery. Down in the south they made money from the slaves farming and selling thier slaves.