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Q: Were slaves free in the north or south first?
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Was discrimination against free slaves harsher in the south or north?

South


Did free slaves live in the north or south?

Freed slaves lived in both the north and the south. Being a slave was a legal status, and by the same token, being free was also a legal status. Therefore, once a slave became free, he was free to live and work in the south. Many free blacks owned plantations and bought and sold slaves.


What side did Mary Lincoln live on north or south?

the south because they could free the slaves


Were slaves listed as freed in the Emancipation Proclamation?

All slaves that were owned by people in the South were set free. Not the slaves in the North. The 13th Amendment set all the slaves free.


How did slaves become free?

all slaves escape they all ran away, because when the North and South were too busy fighting they ran away up to the North. That is how slaves became free.


Why did the north abandon free slaves?

The north did not abandon free slaves. Usually the slaves lived in peace in the North.


What happened to the south after lee surrendered?

Slavery stopped and slaves were free. Also the south and the North reunited as a country


Who did Lincoln free the slaves from?

Lincoln fought to free the slaves from the south, places like Georgia, Florida etc. as opposed to the people in the north who did not use slavery.


In his first address did Lincoln say he would free the slaves in the south?

no


How did African American slaves become free after the civil war?

They were free in the Union (the north), but not in the Confederacy (the south), as they became seperate.


What was the lifestyle of a slave during the Civil War?

Slaves were treated poorly in the South, were it was legal. They were free in the north.


Was slavery more popular in the south or the north?

Slavery during the Civil War in the United States was prominent in the Southern. The Confederate states in the South were in favor of slavery while the Union states in the North were opposed to slavery.