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What led to general shermans Oder of 40 acres and a mule for former slaves?
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What was the name of the general that defeated the south?
Robert e Lee was the Souths General who surrenders to a General Sherman and a General Grant who led a "march to the sea" burning down everything in his path. He also set aside 400000 acres of land to give to former slaves. After this the south surrenders and the north wins the Civil War. General Sherman is more remembered for this incident.
How was the 40 Acres and a Mule plan unfair?
There was no mule in General Sherman's order. No one seems to know when or how the mule got into the popular memory. Sherman did not have authorization from the government to confiscate the land. It applied only to former slaves in a small area under the direct military control of his army (coastal South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida). President Johnson rescinded Sherman's order six months later and the land was returned to its former owners.
Did the slaves receive forty acres and a mule after civil war?
No they didn't. That promise was not kept.
What happen to the circular 13 and special field order 15 that called for the land to be re-distributed to former slaves?
Circular 13 directed the Freedman's Bureau to set aside forty acres and a mule for freed slaves. Circular 15 made circular 13 null. Andrew Johnson felt that circular 13 gave the black too much power.
What did newly freed slaves want after the civil war?
The Union promised them "40 Acres and a Mule". President Andrew Johnson rescinded that promise, because he didn't like black people.
What led up to general sherman's order of 40 acres and a mule for former slaves-?
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
What led to general Sherman's order 40 acres and a mule for former slaves?
When lands confiscated from the former Confederates were returned back to them by administration of President Andrew Johnson, freed slaves that had been given 40 acres of farmland were evicted.
What led to general Sherman's order of 40 acres and a mule for former slaves?
When lands confiscated from the former Confederates were returned back to them by administration of President Andrew Johnson, freed slaves that had been given 40 acres of farmland were evicted.
What led up to general Sherman's order of 40 acres and a mule of former slaves?
When lands confiscated from the former Confederates were returned back to them by administration of President Andrew Johnson, freed slaves that had been given 40 acres of farmland were evicted.
What led up to general Sherman's order 40 acres and a mule for former slaves?
When lands confiscated from the former Confederates were returned back to them by administration of President Andrew Johnson, freed slaves that had been given 40 acres of farmland were evicted.
What led up to general Sherman's order of acres and mule for former slaves?
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
Who led up to general Sherman's order of 40 acres and a mule for former slaves?
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
Why did some southerners rejects Shermans plan to give land to former slaves?
He never had the authority to do it in the first place. Sherman was simply trying to get the slaves to stop following his army, so he made the '40 acres and a mule' promise - although he never had the authority to make such a promise or enforce it.
What led up to General Sherman's order to 40 acres and a mule for former slaves?
When lands confiscated from the former Confederates were returned back to them by administration of President Andrew Johnson, freed slaves that had been given 40 acres of farmland were evicted.
What led up to general sherman's order of 40 acres and mule for former slaves?
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
What rumor spread among the former slaves?
One rumor that spread among former slaves was that they would receive forty acres and a mule as reparations for their years of enslavement. This promise was made by General William T. Sherman during the Civil War, but it was later revoked by President Andrew Johnson.
Union general who promised freed slaves who followed the army 40 acres and a mule?
General Butler
