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What was the Souths people like before the civil war?
Many before and after the war were white supremacists.
How many slaves were in America before the Civil War?
About three million
What percentage of the south's total population was slaves before the civil war?
About a third
How were African slaves prior to the US Civil War?
The African slaves were totally disenfranchised before the Civil War. They had no rights. They were basically treated like animals, and died by the masses.
Did people in Maryland have slaves before the civil war?
Maryland was a slave state. It was blocked from seceding because it borders the District of Columbia on three sides.
What was the Souths people like before the civil war?
Many before and after the war were white supremacists.
What was the souths economy like during the civil war?
Before the War it was great. During and afterwards it was terrible.
What describes slavery in the South before the US Civil War?
A large majority of people did not own slaves. Most slave owners had few slaves.
What were the rights of the slaves before the civil war?
Slaves had no rights - they were considered "property"
Who was the Souths president duing civil war?
Jefferson Davis
Who invented the cotton gin and how did it affect the souths economy in the years before the civil war?
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. Since it made cotton processing much easier, the production of cotton goods boomed. In the south before the civil war, the agricultural industry became the largest industry. Slavery also greatly increased because people saw that slaves could make them a large amount of money through cotton picking. In a way, the cotton gin helped cause the civil war.
Where there many slaves?
before the end of civil war yea
Why were slaves allowed to vote in the south before the civil war?
No
What was the Souths Plan going into the Civil War?
the souths plan was for to wait till the north gave up or got tired like fort Sumter
Was Jefferson Davis a present in the civil war?
yes,he was president of the souths side
How did the people get the medicine during the civil war?
slaves
Did African Americans own other African American as slaves?
Before the Civil War, some free African Americans owned slaves and a few also employed white people.
