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Q: Who were the main slave owners in the south?
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How many slave- owners lived in the south?

about 90%-95% were slave owners living in the south


Did slave owners pay slaves?

North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.


How many slave owners had slaves?

In the South, it was estimated that 350,000 slave owners held a significant number of slaves.


Where did Slave owners in the South acquire slaves from?

Ships from Europe would buy slaves from other slave owners in Africa (YES there were slave owners in Africa!) and then transport them into docks in southern states bordering the Atlantic. There owners from the States could buy or trade them.


Where were the majority of Texas settlers from?

Slave owners from the south. They were afraid of slavery being abolished.


Why didn't slave owners want to free their slaves?

It Was Against The State Of Law In The South


What famous slave revolt procured fear amongst slave owners in the south?

Nat Turner, 1831 - see related link


How did the South react to slave revolts?

they fight for it and got what did needing.


What were the percentages of slave owners in America before the civil war started?

According to a census in 1860, 30.8% of the total free population were slave owners. This included both the north and the south combined.


How were slaves in the south treated in 1890?

By 1890, there had been no slaves in the south for 35 years.


How did the fugitive slave act favor the southhh?

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 favored the South by requiring that escaped slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were caught in free states. This law strengthened the institution of slavery by making it easier for slave owners to capture and reclaim their escaped slaves, ensuring the continued use of slave labor in the South.


How was the demand for labor on the slave frontier met?

Slaves were sold in the South by owners in the border states.