African-American slaves in America ate what was given to them---little---or grew crops such as squash, corn, and beans.
They didn't have it well until Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the Union.
Slaves were considered to be property in the early to mid-1800's.
the cotton gin
Larger plantations called for more workers. As a result, the number of slaves in the South nearly doubled from 700,000 to 1,200,000 by the mid-1800s.
The technological breakthrough that led to an increased demand for slaves in the early to mid 1800's was the cotton gin. Since the gin quickly and easily separated the cotton fibers from the seeds, plantation owners were able to increase their rate ofproduction which resulted in greater demand for slaves to work in the fields.
why did people own slaves
Slaves were considered to be property in the early to mid-1800's.
2-4 slaves in the mid-1800s
The Cotton Gin
the cotton gin
Larger plantations called for more workers. As a result, the number of slaves in the South nearly doubled from 700,000 to 1,200,000 by the mid-1800s.
in the mid 1800s
Slaves were owned by others and did what they were told.
Two key people in the mid 1800s were the middle class and the poor people.
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who went back South to help other slaves to escape.
how was the wave of U.S immigration in the late 1800s different from the previous wave of immigration in the mid-1800s?
The Underground Railroad was not a person or a railroad, it was a network of secret routes that allowed slaves to escape to free states in the mid 1800s, created by Harriet Tubman.
no they can't