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In 1860, about 32% of Southern families owned slaves, but the total percentage of the population in the South that owned slaves was around 25%. This means that a significant portion of the Southern population did not own slaves.
It was calculated that in the South in 1860, compared to a global population of about 8 million white and 200,000 free blacks, only 1,6 million where slave holders, of which: 1,4 million owned 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned 11 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned owned more than 20 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.
I know this answer, because i am studying for an AP us history exam. The answe is 0. Most families in the antebellum south (88%) owned no slaves at all!
True! NEW RESPONDENT. False. In 1860 there were in the South (incl. the so called Border States) about 8,775,000 white inhabitants of which: 6 100 000 owned no slave, 1 400 000 owned between one and ten slaves, 300 000 owned between ten and twelve slaves, 200 000 owned more than twenty slaves.
White familes in the south during the antebellum time did not own any slaves. At least the majority of whits did not own any
the south owned slaves
The majority of White families in the antebellum South owned enslaved African Americans. This system of slavery was a key foundation of the Southern economy, with enslaved individuals forced to provide labor on plantations and in households.
In the 1800's, most slaves were owned by plantation owners
No, not all landowners in the South owned slaves. In fact, the majority of white families in the Southern states did not own any slaves. Slavery was more prevalent among large plantation owners, who made up a smaller percentage of the population.
yes. in the early history of America, it was almost necessary for southern plantation owners to have slaves. But most families in the south only had one or two slaves.
Slavery was not very well liked in the north but in the south most families owned at least 1 or more slaves.