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He tended to agree with the prevailing Southern belief that slavery was a natural arrangement of black and white.
His attitude to slaves was tested when he became executor of his father-in-law's will, involving the management of a large estate. The old man had ordained that the slaves would be freed as soon as his estate was settled. Some of the slaves thought they understood that they would be free immediately after his death, and became rebellious.
Lee found it necessary to apply harsh punishments to the mutineers, including fifty lashes to the worst offenders.
Late in the war (too late to make any difference) Lee was one the generals who suggested recruiting slaves into the Confederate army.
As general-in-chief of the Confederates, he can perhaps too easily be painted as the slave-owners' champion and his later admirers liked to present him as being anti-slavery. That is not a realistic claim.
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The slave revolt was brought to a stop by?
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Where was Rober E Lee born?
Robert E Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia. :)
What is Lee's role in the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee was the Commanding General of the Confederate Army
What was Robert Lee's mood like after the surrender?
brave
What were the differences between the views of the northerners and the southerners on slavery?
Southern leaders were highly motivated to defend slavery because it was the mainstay of the vastly profitable cotton industry. As the slavery debate heated-up in the 1850's, they put pressure on church ministers to preach that slavery was a perfect God-given arrangement of master and man. This began to influence people who should have known better. Robert E. Lee declared that slavery was an evil which the Almighty would bring to an end when He saw fit. Lee cannot seriously have believed this. The North was not united against slavery by any means, but the Abolitionists were a powerful lobby, and they also encouraged preachers to denounce slavery as a sin against human beings created in the image of the Lord. It should be noted that the men in the ranks of the two armies in the Civil War mostly didn't care about slavery, one way or the other.
What does the initial E stand for in Robert E. Lee?
it stands for Edward It is his middle name, Edward
What is Robert E. Lee's original name?
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What was Robert E. Lee's birth name?
Robert Edward Lee.
Why do people call Robert e lee Robert e lee and not Robert edward lee?
it was shorter
What has the author Robert Edward Lee written?
Robert Edward Lee has written: 'Phycology' -- subject(s): Algology
When was Robert Edward Lee Mountcastle born?
Robert Edward Lee Mountcastle was born on 1865-02-21.
When did Robert Edward Lee Mountcastle die?
Robert Edward Lee Mountcastle died on 1913-08-09.
Did Robert E. Lee want slavery?
he did not want slavery
What is Robert E Lee's middle name?
Edward
Was Robert Edward Lee a farmer?
Robert E. Lee was not a farmer but a career, professional soldier.
What was Robert E. Lee's last name when he was born?
He was born with the name "Robert Edward Lee".
What is the full name of general Robert e lee?
His full name was, Robert Edward Lee.
