answersLogoWhite

0

What were the rights of the slaves before the civil war?

Updated: 8/17/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

Best Answer

Slaves had no rights - they were considered "property"

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What were the rights of the slaves before the civil war?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

How were African slaves prior to the US Civil War?

The African slaves were totally disenfranchised before the Civil War. They had no rights. They were basically treated like animals, and died by the masses.


Why do you think the the ku kulx klan was not formed before the civil war?

Because most Southern blacks were slaves, and there weren't the civil rights issues.


What rights did slaves have in the South after 1820?

By definition, a slave has no rights. This was certainly true in the South from 1820 (and long before) until emancipation at the end of the Civil War.


This war led to the passage of civil rights amendments?

The Civil War led to the passage of some basic civil rights amendments. Notably, the 13th amendments freed the slaves from captivity.


What was the focus of the first amendment after the Civil War?

citizenship rights for former slaves


Why was the Civil War important for the civil rights movement?

It is important because the civil war freed the slaves, and the civil right movement helped African Americans gain rights. So if the civil war didn't take place there would be no civil rights movement.To answer your quesition, the civil war was important for the civil rights movement because one freed the africian Americans and one helped them gain rights.


Where there many slaves?

before the end of civil war yea


Why were slaves allowed to vote in the south before the civil war?

No


What is the background of the Civil War?

land, money, woman, power, rights, slaves betterlife.


Did the slaves have special kinds of rights during the civil war?

yes, they had the right to be black.


What was the focus of the first amendments passed after the Civil War?

citizenship rights for former slaves


What gave former slaves the same rights other U.S citizens enjoyed?

The Civil War amendments {APEX}