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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.
How can you avoid being drafted into the union army during the US Civil War?
By paying a substitute - a bad system. Who were these substitutes? Why were they not already in uniform? Obviously because they had deserted.
Were owners mean to slaves?
Many were - and the worst ones tended to be downriver in Mississippi. (Hence the fear of being 'sold down the river') Others who were highly respectable, like Robert E.Lee, treated slaves harshly because they thought blacks would abuse lenient treatment. Curiously, the Confederate President was a Mississippi landowner who treated his slaves so well that they didn't want their freedom.
Why was life for slaves hard?
Slaves had to work from sunrise to sunset. They feared being seperated from their loved ones. they were slaves
Why do slaves work so hard?
The main reason slaves worked hard were because they could be punished if they did not. Slaves could be punished is a number of ways, which ranged from being whipped to being killed.
Why did men self-inflict wounds?
To avoid being drafted.
Did the Union have the most population or the Confederate?
During the Civil War the Union had about 22million and the Confederate had about 12.5million -- 9million being free and 3.5million being slaves.
How did men avoid being drafted?
Go to Canada or Mexico, or burn draft cards.
How could northern men avoid being drafted into military services?
by paying for a replacement
Why did Sacco-Vanzetti fled to Mexico?
to avoid being drafted into the U.S army when they entered World War I
How could northerner men avoid being drafted into the military service?
some would leave the country
What were draft dogers?
Males who wanted to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam war. would leave the country or hide out.
Why did teenage boys have to join the fight for the confederate army?
During wartime countries can (and do) require able bodied men that are old enough to serve in their military, This was done by both the Confederate and Union governments. It is called conscription, or being drafted.
Why did many men in the Union refer to the Civil War as a poor man's fight?
rich men could avoid being drafted
What did Albert Einstein do to avoid being drafted in the military?
At the ge of 17, while living and studying in Switzerland, he renounced his German citizenship.
What are 2 methods that a man could avoid being drafted into the union army?
A man could avoid being drafted into the Union Army by paying a commutation fee, which allowed individuals to buy their way out of service for a sum of money. Alternatively, he could seek a substitute, hiring another person to take his place in the military. These methods were often utilized by wealthier individuals who could afford to avoid conscription.
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.
