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slaves who escaped to the north were returned to the south and hence sold
down the river. Most rivers in the US run from North to South.
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What happens to yeast when it is slowed down?
It contains and become sold .
What does it mean by being sold down river or being sold south?
Means that slaves were broken apart and sent to work in the south.
What was probably the worst fear most slaves had?
Being seperated from one's family and sold
Why were slaves afraid to be sold down the river to Louisiana?
Slaves feared being sold down the river to Louisiana because conditions on plantations in the Deep South were especially harsh and included long hours, brutal treatment, and high mortality rates. Additionally, being separated from family and community added to the dread of being sold down the river.
What is the answer to the rebus puzzle Danube with l o s stacked under the d in Danube?
sold down river
What happens if you can not get in contact with the previous owner of a car and the title is no good?
hopefully you have a bill of sale as well as information on the person who sold you the car. if so you can bring that down to the court house and file for a lost tiltle.
What did being sold down south mean to slaves?
'Sold down South' or 'Sold down the river' refered to the generally more brutal treatment slaves received in Mississippi and Louisiana. The Confederate president Jefferson Davis was unusual in being a Mississippi landowner who treated his slaves so well that they didn't want their freedom.
What happens when you sit on a dryer while its on?
You will be sucked down into it and be spun around until you are melted down into a fine layer of liquid and be sold to slave owners.
What happens to clothing donation given to the Vietnam Veterans of America?
It is sold in one of their resale stores or given outright to a vet, usually it is sold and the money used to help down on their luck vets.
If a person left a house in a will with a mortgage payment what happens with the mortgage?
The mortgage has to be resolved. Either it must be sold and the mortgage paid off, or the person inheriting obtains a replacement mortgage.
Is the tacoma narrows bridge still being used?
The original one that collapsed, no. It was torn down and sold as scrap, much of this scrap was sold to Canada and used in part of the construction of their Peace River Bridge.The replacement one, yes absolutely.I have driven over both the current Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the Peace River Bridge.
What does to sell someone down the river mean?
To knark or tattle on them. Selling down river was what the plantation owners did to slaves who misbehaved, separating them from their families. This has come to mean betraying someone by telling the authorities on them.
