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NEW RESPONDENT.
False. In 1860 there were in the South (incl. the so called Border States) about 8,775,000 white inhabitants of which:
6 100 000 owned no slave,
1 400 000 owned between one and ten slaves,
300 000 owned between ten and twelve slaves,
200 000 owned more than twenty slaves.
It was calculated that in the South in 1860, compared to a global population of about 8 million white and 200,000 free blacks, only 1,6 million where slave holders, of which: 1,4 million owned 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned 11 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned owned more than 20 slaves.
Most people, even poor people had at least one slave. Though Rich citizens did have more. The emperor and rich citizens had about 500 slaves.
Slave ships during the transatlantic slave trade typically flew the flag of the country that owned the ship, such as Portugal, Spain, England, or the Netherlands.
10%
The status of the black slave family was not good. These individuals and their family were not treated as equals to the white families that surrounded them.
Southerner and a slave holder
7
0.75%
The average white southerner did not own slaves; in fact, only about 25% of white families in the South owned slaves before the Civil War. Among those who did, the number of slaves owned varied widely, with many owning just one or two, while wealthier plantation owners could own dozens or even hundreds. On average, those who did own slaves typically had around three to five. This statistic highlights the disparity in wealth and the concentration of slave ownership among a small elite.
They made the myth of the happy slave and said that slavery actually helped slaves.
The king owned the colonists, so... The king owned the first colonist that bought a slave.
Unfortunately, the slave trade of black women and black people in general was devastating to slave families. Most often, families were separated, and black women never saw their families again.
It was calculated that in the South in 1860, compared to a global population of about 8 million white and 200,000 free blacks, only 1,6 million where slave holders, of which: 1,4 million owned 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned 11 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned owned more than 20 slaves.
the south owned slaves
they passed strict laws and controls pertaining to slavery.
Slave families were split up.
Slave families were split up.