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If you own land, you work for yourself and you can lease the land to tenants. If you don't own the land, you work for the people who do own the land. Land ownership is important to everyone who wants to be their own boss.

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How did Reconstruction affect tenant farmers?

ex slaves were sharecropping. Bang bang.


How did the emancipation proclamation lead to the thirteenth amendment?

The Proclamation licensed Union troops to free any slaves they came across in their southern campaigns. It was clear that these ex-slaves could never be returned to their ex-masters. Slavery was dead.


What caused the 1865 morant bay rebellion?

The Morant Bay rebellion of 1865 was caused by the conditions in which ex-slaves lived. There were food shortage, crown land laid idle while the people had no land for farming as they would be prosecuted if they trespass in these land. No Job or proper health care, no schools were provided. Governor Eyre ruled with a iron fist paid no attention to the needs of the people. Letters were sent to England to the Queen who was advised that the allegations where not true. She in-turn responded that the ex-slaves should work harder, when news had back to the people of Morant Bay they felt that England did not care for the situation that is what started the rebellion.


How was life for ex-slaves after the Civil War?

Life for ex-slaves after the civil war was not that different. If they did get jobs they would be payed much less than white workers. Once the slaves knew they were free were are they going to go? Most needed things and got them from their old masters, therefore they now owed them money, having to work for them. This debt is known as the eternal debt, in a sense makeing the freedmen slaves in a sense forever.


What towns were open to black people after slavery?

Officially, all of them, but prejudice still existed as it does today which made it difficult for the ex-slaves

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What did ex slavers believed that ownership of land meant?

Ex-slavers believed that ownership of land meant power, control, and the ability to accumulate wealth and social status. They saw land as a symbol of dominance and a means to exploit resources for economic gain.


Problems faced by ex-slaves in the Caribbean after 1838?

1. There was a severe shortage of available land on which the ex-slaves could establish themselves away from the estates. 2. The refusal of plantation owners and government officials to sell land. 3. Low wages.


Which country did Moses take the slaves to?

Moses took the people to Palestine.AnswerHe took the ex-slaves into the wilderness. It was Joshua who took them into the Holy Land.


Can the bank require your ex wife to be on the deed of trust?

Yes, if your ex-wife has any ownership interest in the property.Yes, if your ex-wife has any ownership interest in the property.Yes, if your ex-wife has any ownership interest in the property.Yes, if your ex-wife has any ownership interest in the property.


What system kept ex slaves tied to plantation owners?

The sharecropping system kept ex-slaves tied to plantation owners after emancipation. Sharecroppers would rent land from the landowners and repay the rent with a portion of their crop, often resulting in a cycle of debt and dependency. This system limited the economic mobility and autonomy of ex-slaves.


Can slaves own land?

no Actually there's record of former black slaves in Jamaica owning Rominchal gypsies as slaves during the 1650's. At that time a lot of western European nations (including England and Scotland) enslaved gypsies and sold them because they considered them a 'problem.' They did! And in the USA! There are some census records that indicate quite a large percentage of free black slaves in some states (particularly Louisiana) owned slaves. You have to remember that at that time slavery was an accepted part of most societies not just in the Americas. Most black slaves brought over from Africa had likely owned slaves themselves, lived in towns and villages with slaves, or may have already been slaves. Slavery was rampant in the middle east, parts of Asia, and even some parts of Europe. Here's a good site for you to look at, it has the census information on black slave owners dating back to 1790's.


What provisions for each state was not included in the reconstruction plan drawn up by president Andrew Johnson?

the state was to grant free land to ex-slaves


What are the practices did employers in post emancipation Belize made sure that the ex slaves remained dependent on them for survival?

they would work to obtain a piece of land


Can you legally move your boyfriend into your house if your exhusbands name is still on the deed and mortgage?

That is something you need to discuss with an attorney since your ex-husband has an equal ownership right in the property.That is something you need to discuss with an attorney since your ex-husband has an equal ownership right in the property.That is something you need to discuss with an attorney since your ex-husband has an equal ownership right in the property.That is something you need to discuss with an attorney since your ex-husband has an equal ownership right in the property.


How did ex slaves start and get to Liberia?

How was Liberia started


Who are returnee slaves?

Ex-slaves who went back to Africa, notably to Liberia, a country established specifically to be a home for liberated slaves who wanted to return.


How did ex-slaves exercise their new freedoms and how did white southerners try to limit them?

Ex-slaves exercised their new freedoms by participating in activities like voting, owning land, and starting businesses. White southerners tried to limit their freedoms through segregation laws, sharecropping arrangements, terrorism from groups like the Ku Klux Klan, and the implementation of Jim Crow laws.