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Why were there few free blacks living in the South prior to the Civil War?
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∙ 13y ago
There were a great many free blacks living in the south prior to the Civil War. Most free blacks in American lived in the south. In the 1860 census there were 30 million people in the US. Nine million were in the south, including three million slaves, and another half million free blacks. John Hope Franklin, the eminent black historian, has made the free black population of the south a subject of his excellent writing.
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Prior to the civil war which group had the most political power in the south?
The plantation owners
At the start of the civil war what was the first state to secede from the union?
South Carolina seceded prior to the start of the American Civil War, but it was the first state to do so.
What action taken by South Carolina started the civil war?
The state of South Carolina was the first state to leave the United States prior to the Civil War. They started the Confederacy.
What statement best describes the population of America prior to the start of the civil war?
The US population just prior to the US Civil War had the Southern "slave" states under populated in comparison to the Northern non-slave states. The total US population was approximately 31,443,321.Roughly 23 million people lived in the "North" and the "South's" population was about 11 million of which almost 4 million were slaves.
When did lee write this letter to his son?
just prior to the Civil War
What were pre civil war white people called that helped the blacks escape the south?
Abolitionists were people who fought against slavery, prior to the USA Civil War.
Who was the leading black spokesman for the emancipation of slaves prior to the civil war?
Who was the most Famous spokesman for Blacks prior to the Civil War?
What describes the population of America prior to the start of the Civil War?
Some of the people living in the South supported the Union cause.
Prior to civil rights movement which laws denied?
Prior to the Civil Rights movement, there was general inequality which was socially or lawfully enacted. Prior to this movement was laws that denied equality regarding Blacks given the same rights as Whites.
Type of society in the South prior to the Civil War?
agricultural
What was the major crop of the south prior to the civil war?
the major crop prior to the civil war was cotton
What were the disadvantages of the south prior to the civil war?
little population north had much more than the south
What was the like north and south prior to the civil war?
enemies until 1886
Prior to the civil war which group had the most political power in the south?
The plantation owners
What state was first to secedefrom the union prior to the start of the civil war?
South Carolina
What was life like for blacks in the South prior to forced integration (1964)?
Blacks were not mistreated in the South prior to compulsory integration (1964). There was no god-given right to integration of the races; nor were there any Constitutional laws requiring integration prior to 1964. From 1865 (end of Civil War)) to 1964... by keeping blacks "legally" separate ( i.e. under Plessy v. Ferg.) from white people in their working and living arrangements , white people in the South intended on blacks becoming a self-reliant people (providing for themselves within the structure and confines on their own "group). White Christian males in the US legislature, recognizing the failure of this policy, granted Blacks, after much pleading and even civil disobedience, "integration rights" in 1964 (working environments created by white Christian males). In 1965, white males in the US legislature created another integration law with the Voting Rights Act. Both of these types of integration laws were not just unprecedented in human history, but also the biggest magnanimous gesture by one people toward another in human history. The history of black violence toward white people in the South is now being chronicled on many web sites across the Internet.
What state was formed prior to the Civil War?
The state of Kansas was formed just prior to the Civil War. The state of Texas also became part of the United States just before the Civil War and then promptly seceded to join the South.
