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Q: What does it mean to be sold down south?
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What does it mean by being sold down river or being sold south?

Means that slaves were broken apart and sent to work in the south.


What did being sold down south mean to slaves?

'Sold down South' or 'Sold down the river' refered to the generally more brutal treatment slaves received in Mississippi and Louisiana. The Confederate president Jefferson Davis was unusual in being a Mississippi landowner who treated his slaves so well that they didn't want their freedom.


What happens to the person who sold down the river?

slaves who escaped to the north were returned to the south and hence sold down the river. Most rivers in the US run from North to South.


Why did blacks have fear of being 'sold down south'?

You might be separated from your family.


What was probably the worst fear most slaves had?

Being seperated from one's family and sold


What does agotado mean in English?

It means exhausted, but also should mean sold out or run down, depends on what are you talking about.


Where is deep south were they sold slaves?

deep south is a place where they sold slaves to make money


Why are rainforest in south America getting cute down?

The wood is sold, the land is used for farming. Those are two of the top reasons.


Is Louisiana a free state or a slave state?

It was a slave-state - very much so. 'Deep South' and 'Sold down the river' tells you a little about traditional ideas that far South.


Where do Love Birds migrate to?

love birds miograte down south, if you know what i mean ;]


What does voetstoots mean in real estate?

Voetstoots is a South African term meaning the vender is free from all responsibility for the goods sold. That would mean there are no guarantees that come with the property- as is.


What does the phrase live 'down under' mean?

That they live in Australia.AnswerAustralia is in the south (indeed, the word Australia is derived from Latin word australis for south) and south is usually at the bottom of maps and globes, so heading south is often worded as "heading down".