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Why were there fewer farmers in the north by 1860?

Because the South had more plantations even though the farmers in the South were working being slaves. answered by:jules mcintire age 10


Where on the plantations did slaves live?

They had cabins, in which they lived. not cabins, sheds. Sheds that never kept the wind out, they were always cold at night. Most slaveowners had comfortable, although small, cabins for their slaves, complete with fireplaces. They are to be seen in many restored plantations in the South, like Chincquapenn, here in North Carolina.


North and south views on slavery?

The north was indifferent because they were a region with factories. The south had slave to fuel their way of life on plantations.


What methods did Southerners use to secure labor?

Before and after the American Revolution, Southerners who could afford to buy slaves used them to work the plantations in the South.Slavery was not confined to the "South" as Maryland, Delaware and even Washington DC had slavery legal. With that said, the States mentioned had a small percentage of slaves compared to the "Southern States".


What was life in general like for those enslaved in the American South in the nineteenth century where and how did they live and work?

Most slaves lived on plantations with 20 or more other slaves, or in the case of a small slave owner, had links with slaves nearby. Slave owners were supposed to house, feed, and clothe their slaves from infancy till death. Most slaves worked in the fields, though some of the women were used as house servants, wet nurses, or 'babysitters,' and the men as coachmen.

Related Questions

Where in the American colonies did the majority of African slaves go?

Most of them went to the plantations in the south. Mainly Georgia and South Carolina.


Where did many slaves work in the south?

Many slaves in the south worked on large plantations


What is the name of the farm where slaves were forced to work in the south?

They were called plantations


What was the most slavery in the south?

slaves worked on plantations


I live in a colony that uses slaves on its rice plantations. many English settlers and slaves came here from barbados in the Caribbean. where do i live?

Based on the information provided, you likely live in the American colony of South Carolina. South Carolina was originally settled by English colonists from Barbados who brought along African slaves to work on rice plantations.


What colony used slaves on rice plantations?

South Carolina


In the south were most slaves forced to work on large plantations?

yes


Where did African slaves go to work?

mostly on plantations and on the feilds in the south


In what economic endeavors were slaves employed in South America?

Slaves were employed in sugar, coffee, cocoa and rubber plantations in South America.


Why did the south fear the outlawing of slavery?

In the south, they had many plantations. They wanted the slaves to do all the work, whereas the north didn't have plantations, causing them to disagree with slavery


Why keep slaves?

The South's economy was a farming economy. Many plantation owners relied on slaves work on the plantations.


The large farms in the south were called blank?

The large farms in the south were called plantations. Many had slaves working on them.