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Why blacks were allowed to fight in the north and not the south during the US Civil War?
Many blacks did fight in the south but not as much as blacks in the north. Blacks in the south that fought were either free land owners and were fighting to keep their land, or they were slaves of owners who were drafted in the war and they fought alongside their owners.
In most northern states free blacks were?
In most northern states free blacks were segregated from the whites in public places. They were not given equal economic opportunities or allowed to go to public schools.
Most free blacks in the south lived?
in cities located in the northern part of the region
Which of these made free blacks different from free whites in the US?
Free blacks could not become U.S. citizens. Khanh
During the 1800's were free African Americans allowed to live in the south?
Yes. In 1860 there were 3.5 millions slaves in the soon to be Confederate states, and another 500,000 free blacks. Some of these were descended from the first blacks to arrive, who were indentured servants just like poor white immigrants, and so after a term of years (usually seven) were free of the obligation to their master, who had obtained their indenture by paying the cost of transporting then to the colonies. Others were descended from slaves who had been allowed to work and keep the money they earned, and had eventually purchased their freedom, and still others were freed by their owners for one reason or another. Quite a few free blacks became successful tradesmen or substantial landowners, and more than a few owned substantial numbers of slaves themselves.
Did the slaves during the civil war were allowed learn and write?
In some places yes. The Northern states allowed blacks a free life. In the South it was considered "illegal" for blacks to learn or write.
Why blacks were allowed to fight in the north and not the south during the US Civil War?
Many blacks did fight in the south but not as much as blacks in the north. Blacks in the south that fought were either free land owners and were fighting to keep their land, or they were slaves of owners who were drafted in the war and they fought alongside their owners.
How many free blacks lived in the antebellum south during the 1850s?
in the 1860's there was 1253 blacks in the south
In the south free blacks were?
In the South, free blacks faced discrimination, limited rights, and restrictions on their movements. They often lived in segregated communities and were subject to harsher laws than white individuals. Despite their free status, they still had to navigate a society that denied them full citizenship and equality.
In what ways were the lives of free blacks in the north diff rent from and similar to the lives of free blacks in the south?
There were no free African Americans in the south. In the north they were free but still discrimination kept them from expressing themselves and having rights.
Why were there few free blacks living in the South prior to the Civil War?
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.
How did life for free blacks In the south compare with life for free blacks in the north?
Life for free blacks in the South was generally more restricted due to harsher racism, limited economic opportunities, and stricter laws governing their behavior. In contrast, free blacks in the North had more access to education, employment, and social services, although they still faced discrimination and prejudice. Overall, both regions presented challenges for free blacks, but the South tended to have more severe conditions.
Free blacks in the South generally?
enjoyed few freedoms
How were free blacks treated in the antebellum North?
Better then in the south
Which outcome of reconstruction most likely appealed to both blacks and whites in the south?
The Emancipation Proclamation. This allowed both white and black slaves to become free in the south, although it was not the most popular law in that area.
What did The new black codes allowed blacks to?
Slavery allowed the South to enter into the new industrialized economies of the nineteenth century.
What state allowed free blacks and women to vote in the early years of the republic?
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