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No actually only a small amount of people actually did own slaves but those who did ran huge plantations, also the amount of people that owned slaves also greatly increased after the invention of the cotton gin which made cotton the main cash crop in the south causing many farmers to want to buy slaves.
What else can I help you with?
Did John Blair own slaves?
Yes he did own slaves. Everyone that was wealthy at that time had slaves. Since he worked in congress and as a lawyer he was bound to make good money
Did yeoman farmers own slaves?
Yeoman farmers didn't own slaves and they made up the largest group of whites in the south.
Did blacks in the south own slaves?
Yes, it is true.
How many slaves were owned by white families in the antebellum South?
White familes in the south during the antebellum time did not own any slaves. At least the majority of whits did not own any
Did families in the south own slaves?
yes. in the early history of America, it was almost necessary for southern plantation owners to have slaves. But most families in the south only had one or two slaves.
What was the disagreement between the north and the south over states' rights?
the north and south were having the ''civil war'' a fight between freedom of slaves or keeping them. the south thought it was good to own slaves and the north thought it was wrong to have slaves.
Did all landowners in the south own slaves?
No, not all landowners in the South owned slaves. In fact, the majority of white families in the Southern states did not own any slaves. Slavery was more prevalent among large plantation owners, who made up a smaller percentage of the population.
Who did the slaves support in the civil war?
Not the south. They supported everyone in the north who was againt slavery just like them.
Did Johnathan Edwards own the largest plantation and the greatest number of slaves in south Carolina?
No
In which part of the country was wealth based on the amount of land and numbers of slaves you own?
south
Why was the civil war ever fought?
to determine whether the south would continously own slaves
What rights did the south think you were taking away from them in the civil war?
Majorly, the right to own slaves
