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If a man owned 20 slaves could he allow some of his slaves to fight'?
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∙ 14y ago
yes the man would be allowed to make his slaves fight actually he has the power to do anything
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Why did most southerners refuse to allow African Americans to fight?
Many Southerners believed that slaves were property, and property cannot have a gun, fight, or kill people. Sometimes blacks did fight for the Confederacy, however
What was slaves perspective of freedom?
Freedom for slaves meant that the slaves didn't have to be owned and that they could be treated like everybody else.
Slaves could be owned in the US after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment?
false
Slaves could be owned in the US after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.?
false
Did the Southerners tax there slaves?
No. A slave was owned by his master. He did not earn money so how could he pay taxes.HoweverSince slaves were owned, they were considered property. So slaves were used to determine what taxes were paid by the plantation owner.
How many members of congress owned slaves?
how many members of congress owned slaves how many members of congress owned slaves
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.
What fraction of southern whites owned no slaves?
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
Is it true that most slaveholders owned more than twenty slaves?
No, it is not. In the South there were 7,8 millions of whites and 200,000 free blacks, of which: 6,100,000 owned no slaves, 1,400,000 owned from 1 up to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from 10 up to 20 slaves and 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
In 1860 only 25 percent of southern white families owned slaves?
In 1860, the South had a population of 8,000,000 of whites and free blacks (200,000) of which: 6,100,000 owned no slaves, 1,400,000 owned form 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from 11 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
Could slave owners legally kill their slaves?
yes, because they owned them and they can do whatever they want to to them.
MOst slaves in the south were owned by?
In the 1800's, most slaves were owned by plantation owners
