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Q: Where did plantations have more slaves in Latin American or in the American South?
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Why were there fewer farmers in the north by 1860?

Because the South had more plantations even though the farmers in the South were working being slaves. answered by:jules mcintire age 10


Where on the plantations did slaves live?

They had cabins, in which they lived. not cabins, sheds. Sheds that never kept the wind out, they were always cold at night. Most slaveowners had comfortable, although small, cabins for their slaves, complete with fireplaces. They are to be seen in many restored plantations in the South, like Chincquapenn, here in North Carolina.


North and south views on slavery?

The north was indifferent because they were a region with factories. The south had slave to fuel their way of life on plantations.


What methods did Southerners use to secure labor?

Before and after the American Revolution, Southerners who could afford to buy slaves used them to work the plantations in the South.Slavery was not confined to the "South" as Maryland, Delaware and even Washington DC had slavery legal. With that said, the States mentioned had a small percentage of slaves compared to the "Southern States".


What was life in general like for those enslaved in the American South in the nineteenth century where and how did they live and work?

Most slaves lived on plantations with 20 or more other slaves, or in the case of a small slave owner, had links with slaves nearby. Slave owners were supposed to house, feed, and clothe their slaves from infancy till death. Most slaves worked in the fields, though some of the women were used as house servants, wet nurses, or 'babysitters,' and the men as coachmen.