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What group made up the majority of the southern population before the civil war?
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∙ 13y ago
Poor white trash - not interested in slavery one way or the other, but a highly aggressive breed (largely Scotch-Irish), who were positively raring for a fight.
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The majority of southern Republican voters were?
Southerners who saw an advantage to backing the Reconstruction of the South represented the majority of Southern Republicans. Much like the northerners who were against the Civil War (Copperheads), these southerners earned a derisive nickname. They were called "Scalawags".
What was a popular southern saying before the civil war about cotton?
"Cotton is King!"
What was the immediate cause of the secession of southern states before the civil war?
Well slavery was a big part of the southern secession.
What was the population in the South before the Civil War?
They had nine million people before the civil war started, meanwhile the North had twenty two million people
What percentage of the south's total population was slaves before the civil war?
About a third
Where was the majority or the civil war fought?
In the southern states
Which group composed about one third of the population of the southern states?
Enslaved African Americans composed about one third of the population of the southern states before the American Civil War.
What percentage of the southern population did enslaved Africans make up?
Enslaved Africans made up about one-third (33%) of the southern population in the United States before the Civil War.
Where the south surrendered in the civil war?
The majority of the Southern military surrendered at Appomattox, VA.
How many southern families had slaves before the Civil War?
About 25-30% of white southern families owned slaves on the eve of the Civil War.
What southern city during the civil war had a population of 150000?
New Orleans
The majority of slaves worked as what before the civil war?
cotton pickers
What was the cornerstone of the southern econmy before the civil war?
cotton
What was a major crop of the southern colonies before the civil war?
Cotton
The majority of southern Republican voters were?
Southerners who saw an advantage to backing the Reconstruction of the South represented the majority of Southern Republicans. Much like the northerners who were against the Civil War (Copperheads), these southerners earned a derisive nickname. They were called "Scalawags".
What were the southern states called before the American civil war. Starts with an A?
( . ) ( . ) [] (.) <(^_^[ | | ] antebellum
What was a popular southern saying before the civil war about cotton?
"Cotton is King!"
