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That was common. If you owned a Planation, it usually required a large work force to farm it. Senator John S. McCain (presedential candidate for 2008) had an ancestor named William Alexander McCain who owned a planation and 52 slaves. This has been verified by National Archive records and Census Records of Mississippi in 1860.
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∙ 9y agoUnder the Civil War Conscription Laws, any man in the South owning more than 20 able bodied slaves was exempt from military service. This was known as the Twenty Negro Law.
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How many southerners owned 20 or more slave?
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
In the South a man who owned more than slaves did not have to enlist for the draft.?
20. Question unclear. More what than slaves?
What percentage of southerns owned slaves in 1860?
In 1860, the South had a population of 8,000,000 of whites and free blacks (200,000) of which:6,100,000 owned no slaves,1,400,000 owned from 1 to 10 slaves,300,000 owned from 11 to 20 slaves,200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.Read more: In_1860_only_25_percent_of_southern_white_families_owned_slaves
How many slave owners were there in 1860?
1,900,000 of whom: 1,400,000 owned from 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from10 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
In 1860 only 25 percent of southern white families owned slaves?
In 1860, the South had a population of 8,000,000 of whites and free blacks (200,000) of which: 6,100,000 owned no slaves, 1,400,000 owned form 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from 11 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
If a man owned more then 20 negros what could he do?
A man that owned 20 or more slaves was exempt from the Confederate Conscription Act of 1862 and therefore did not have to enter the army if he did not want to. This also applied to the overseer of plantations with more than 20 slaves if they held the position prior to April 16, 1862.See the following links.
How many southerners owned 20 or more slave?
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
In the South a man who owned more than slaves did not have to enlist for the draft.?
20. Question unclear. More what than slaves?
In the South a man who owned more than slaves did not have to enlist for the draft?
20. Question unclear. More what than slaves?
What percentage of southerns owned slaves in 1860?
In 1860, the South had a population of 8,000,000 of whites and free blacks (200,000) of which:6,100,000 owned no slaves,1,400,000 owned from 1 to 10 slaves,300,000 owned from 11 to 20 slaves,200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.Read more: In_1860_only_25_percent_of_southern_white_families_owned_slaves
What are the release dates for Hawk - 1966 The Man Who Owned Everyone 1-7?
Hawk - 1966 The Man Who Owned Everyone 1-7 was released on: USA: 20 October 1966
Is it true that most slaveholders owned more than twenty slaves?
No, it is not. In the South there were 7,8 millions of whites and 200,000 free blacks, of which: 6,100,000 owned no slaves, 1,400,000 owned from 1 up to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from 10 up to 20 slaves and 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
How many slave owners were there in 1860?
1,900,000 of whom: 1,400,000 owned from 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from10 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
In 1860 only 25 percent of southern white families owned slaves?
In 1860, the South had a population of 8,000,000 of whites and free blacks (200,000) of which: 6,100,000 owned no slaves, 1,400,000 owned form 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from 11 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
If a man owned 20 slaves could he allow some of his slaves to fight'?
yes the man would be allowed to make his slaves fight actually he has the power to do anything
What were large scaled southerners who owned more than 20 slaves called?
they were called biligannas
How many slave conducters were in the south during the civil war?
Including those of the Border States the slave owners were: 1,400,000 owned from 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from 10 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves
