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25% of southern slaves owner owned slaves.
They had more then 50 slaves
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What colony had the most enslaved Africans?
the southern colonies....they had slaveowners that got rich by selling tobacco[i know, right] more slaves planting tobacco...more $. those are one of the reasons.
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.
In what country did most slaves originally live?
Most slaves in the country usually lived in the southern part of the United States.
Why was the issue of slavery so important to the confederate states?
Slaves were mportant to southern states because the slaves did most of the labor and were thus a big part in powering their economy.
Did slavery exist in all of the thirteen colonies?
No. By the mid 1700's slavery had been outlawed in several northeastern states. Yet, the Black citizens did not escape discrimination in those states. The southern states because of the need for slaves due to crop production held the largest population of slaves. Yes, they were.
What colony had the most enslaved Africans?
the southern colonies....they had slaveowners that got rich by selling tobacco[i know, right] more slaves planting tobacco...more $. those are one of the reasons.
Most slaveowners treated their slaves as?
Southerners viewed slaves as property. The southerners defended this by saying that the Bible allowed for them to have slaves.
Why did the southern colonies had the most slaves?
They have the most plantations
Where did most slaves live?
southern plantations
Where on the plantations did slaves live?
They had cabins, in which they lived. not cabins, sheds. Sheds that never kept the wind out, they were always cold at night. Most slaveowners had comfortable, although small, cabins for their slaves, complete with fireplaces. They are to be seen in many restored plantations in the South, like Chincquapenn, here in North Carolina.
Were most Southern farmers wealthy slave owners Explain?
Most southern farmers 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.
In what country did most slaves originally live?
Most slaves in the country usually lived in the southern part of the United States.
What was the extent of slavery among the Southern white population?
A very small percentage of White Southerners owned slaves before The Civil War, something around 5%. However, Slaveowners would rent slaves to non slave owning farmers for a few days work. That way small farmers could get their crops planted and harvested. Still, most of the time small farmers would do most of the work on their own farms.
What region had the most slaves during the civil war?
Southern.
What group of people were doing the most work on the southern plantations?
Slaves
Why did Most Southern whites not own slaves but still supported the slave system?
they hoped to get slaves themselves someday
