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What was the average number of slaves owned by a southern family?
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Total number of slaves in the Lower South : 2,312,352 (47% of total population).
Total number of slaves in the Upper South: 1,208758 (29% of total population).
Total number of slaves in the Border States: 432,586 (13% of total population).
Almost one-third of all Southern families owned slaves. In Mississippi and South Carolina it approached one half. The total number of slave owners was 385,000 (including, in Louisiana, some free Negroes). As for the number of slaves owned by each master, 88% held fewer than twenty, and nearly 50% held fewer than five. (A complete table on slave-owning percentages is given at the bottom of this page.)
For comparison's sake, let it be noted that in the 1950's, only 2% of American families owned corporation stocks equal in value to the 1860 value of a single slave. Thus, slave ownership was much more widespread in the South than corporate investment was in 1950's America.
On a typical plantation (more than 20 slaves) the capital value of the slaves was greater than the capital value of the land and implements.
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How many slaves did most southern slaveowners have?
25% of southern slaves owner owned slaves. They had more then 50 slaves
What fraction of southern whites owned no slaves?
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
What was the basis of wealth in southern states?
land and slaves.
Why were most Southern whites reluctant to emancipate their slaves?
Southern whites were reluctant to emancipate their slaves because slaves were their livelihood. Slaves did all the dirty work such as farming and house hold chores.
What role did support for slavery playin the secession of southern states?
The Southern states wanted to keep their slaves, and they were worried that President Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the slaves, so many of the southern states left the union to try and keep their slaves.
Who looked after owners house and family on southern plantations?
House slaves looked after the owners house and family on Southern plantations. House slaves were selected from the most well-behaved of the field slaves. House slaves cooked the meals, cleaned the house, did the laundry, and looked after the children.
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.
How many slaves did most southern slaveowners have?
25% of southern slaves owner owned slaves. They had more then 50 slaves
Who are all on a southern plantation?
Assmuming you mean "What people lived at plantations?", there were usually many, many slaves. The number could go up to 500 and more. Also, the owner of the plantation and their family would live there, as well as an overseer, who basically controlled the slaves.
Did African American men fight in the Southern army?
A small number of Southern slaves were enlisted soldiers in the US Civil War. The approximate number was 5,000 men.
What fraction of southern whites owned no slaves?
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
Which development led to sharp rise in the number of slaves imported to the southern US?
The cotton gin
What is southern cultural?
The southern colony had slaves.
The Southern Economy Rested On What?
the southern economy's counted on Cotton and Slaves . just Cotton and Slaves
Which development led to a sharp rise in the number of slaves imported to the southern United states?
The cotton gin
What is southern culture like?
The southern colony had slaves.
What was the basis of wealth in southern states?
land and slaves.
