Some slaves thought they would be free if they worked hard, but their masters would just keep them if they worked well. If they were bad their master would kill them, so no, the slaves were not really free.
They didn't really "work for free", they were slaves.Because the majority of the workforce were slaves
The slaves held in the United States were officially, fully, and irrefutably set free with the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. However, this did not mean that the conditions for the former slaves improved in many areas.
The state that did not free the slaves was Delaware. Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri did not free slaves either.
free black slaves
they were slaves not free men
No, Ronald Reagan did not free slaves.
Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the slaves.
In many cases, free African Americans were not wholly free. At some points prior to the Civil War, former slaves that had escaped could be recaptured, and after the Civil War, free slaves were limited in their career options, the locations of their homes, and even in where they could shop.
The north did not abandon free slaves. Usually the slaves lived in peace in the North.
It is thought of the slaves went free in 1441.AD
Gorege washing ton helped free the slaves!
No. The 13th Amendment to the constitution passed in December 1865 ended slavery.