During the American Civil War, specifically in the Confederacy, a man could be exempted from the draft if he owned 20 or more slaves. This exemption was part of the 1862 Conscription Act, which aimed to alleviate the burden of military service on wealthy plantation owners, allowing them to maintain their labor force while others fought. The law was seen as favoring the interests of the elite and created significant resentment among poorer Southern whites.
Many slaves in the south worked on large plantations
a lot
At the peak in 1860 there were 3.9 million slaves in the south.
There were almost 4 million;.
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Many slaves in the south worked on large plantations
a lot
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At the peak in 1860 there were 3.9 million slaves in the south.
A.millions all down south were slaves. Some were slaves all their life, others escaped or were freed.
About nine million, a third of them slaves. Many of these slaves escaped during the fighting, which was nearly all in the South.
There were almost 4 million;.
The North had less use for slaves than the South did, and many Northern people helped slaves gain freedom.
About 2 million were in the south. Which was 20% of the whole population.
Because in the south there were a lot of rice and tobacco crops to be picked,therefore the farmers needed slaves to work on the field and farm.
Out of the 9 million people in the Confederacy, 3.5 million of them were slaves.