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After the American Revolution, the majority of states allowed slavery and the majority of slaveholding states had huge investments in slavery.
Every country needs export revenues, and the United States got most of its export revenues from products produced in slave states; products such as tobacco and cotton were the most important.
The combination of these two facts made it politically impossible to free the slaves. Most southerners with money and power were vehement advocates of slavery, and many northerners ranged from mildly against to greatly in favor of slavery. Actually, the slaves would have fared better with Britain -- Britain freed slaves in their territories many years before America followed.
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Who took advantage of the homestead act?
white Americans, freed slaves and immigrants
Did freed African Americans own slaves in the 1800s?
Well, your mom had quite a few slaves back in the day
Who were free African Americans at the end of the antebellum period?
were descendants of slaves freed around the early 1800s.
How did African Americans in the north react to the emancipation proclamation?
White southerners where horrified. They were worried that the slaves would revolt. The slaves were confused but were free they started a revolt and put the confederacy into financial struggles .
Under black codes how was life for freed African Americans similar to life under slavery?
there were some laws that prohibit the freed slaves to do many things . for example to have a right to vote
Who took advantage of the homestead act?
white Americans, freed slaves and immigrants
Did freed African Americans own slaves in the 1800s?
Well, your mom had quite a few slaves back in the day
What was the first settlement in Africa for freed slave?
The first settlement in Africa for freed slaves was Freetown in Sierra Leone. It was established in 1787 as a resettlement for freed slaves from Britain and the Americas.
Did Britain come to set slaves free in America?
Since the US became independent of Britain as a result of the Revolutionary War, Britain did not come to set slaves free in America. It was not until after the Civil War that the slaves were freed by constitutional amendment.
Could freed blacks buy slaves?
No, because it's not fair for the other African Americans to be controlled by other experienced slaves.
How did they abloish slavory in the civil war?
They didnt slaves were only freed in non US states being the CSA by the emancipation in 1863 and they only got freed by troops or themselves.
What African country was settled by freed American slaves?
Liberia was settled by freed American slaves in the early 19th century. It was founded as a colony by the American Colonization Society as a place for freed African-Americans to return to Africa.
How many freed slaves remain on the farm where they had worked as slaves?
There are no freed slaves remaining on the farm where they had worked as slaves. After emancipation, freed slaves were free to leave the farms where they were enslaved.
Who were free African Americans at the end of the antebellum period?
were descendants of slaves freed around the early 1800s.
Who were slaves in the South freed by?
the slaves in the south were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
What was the effect of the American revolution on African-Americans?
The effect of the American Revolutionary War on African Americans depended on where they lived. If they were slaves in the New England States, they were freed soon after the war ended. If they were slaves north of the Mason Dixon Line, they were freed about 30 years after the adoption of the constitution. If they were south of the Mason Dixon Line, some were freed but most were not.
How did freed slaves return to Africa?
what was the return to Africa like for the freed slaves this is not an answer.
