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The majority of southern whites owned no slaves because?
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Slaves were expensive to feed, house, supervise, and manage. Most were uneducated and unskilled and it only made sense economically if you could had an enterprise (such as large scale pioneer agriculture) that required masses of cheap unskilled manual labor.
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Why did whites decide on the blacks for slaves?
because the black not as good as the whites, so the whites catch then black and send them to work for the whites
How many people in the US in 1860 owed slaves?
Never mind, I found the answer myself. "Of the 27 million whites counted in the 1860 census, 8 million lived in the slave owning states of the South. Of these, 385,000 owned slaves. Statistically, 4.8% of all Southern whites owned slaves. When factored by the entire population, 1.4% of all United States whites were slave owners."
Did white southern slaveholders believe slaves were inferior and needed white guardianship?
Yes, they did. Whites believed that slaves were incapable of living on their own and taking care of themselves. Slave owners saw it as their duty to watch over the slaves.
Was the nat turner rebellion successful?
yes and no no because the whites didn't get the message and yes because slaves realized that they can defend themselves
Why did this region have so many enslaved workers?
What region? I assume you meant the southern states of America, where black slaves were used extensively on the cotton plantations owned by whites.
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 percent of southern whites owned fewer than 5slaves?
Around 75% of southern whites owned fewer than five slaves. The majority of white southerners owned no slaves at all, as slaves were primarily held by a small percentage of wealthy plantation owners.
How were whites affected by the civil war?
Whites were affected because they could no longer have slaves. Slaves provided them with the majority of their income. Without slaves, many white lost their wealth.
What fraction of southern whites owned no slaves?
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
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?
Most Southern whites, even if they didn't own slaves themselves, supported the slave system because they believed it reinforced their social status and economic well-being. They also perceived slaves as essential to the Southern economy and saw slavery as a fundamental part of their way of life and culture. Additionally, many non-slaveholding whites subscribed to the racial hierarchy that justified and maintained the institution of slavery.
Why did slaves get sold?
slaves were sold because the whites needed servant's to do there work
How many whites owned slaves in 1860?
25% of southern white families owned slaves in 1860
Why did blacks slaves get abused by whites?
Because the whites thought they were "superior" to the blacks. So when the slaves didn't want to work, they were abused.
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
Why did whites decide on the blacks for slaves?
because the black not as good as the whites, so the whites catch then black and send them to work for the whites
