About 3 million
3.5 million were slaves out of a population of 9 million.
15 slave states and 19 free states during the American Civil War
By the start of the Civil War in 1860s, there was a large slave population in the United States. The total number of slaves were 3,950,528.
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3.5 million were slaves out of a population of 9 million.
15 slave states and 19 free states during the American Civil War
40,000 slaves 40,000 slaves
If you were black, you your automatically a slave.
The Union had an overwhelmingly larger population than the Confederacy. This was true before, during and after the US Civil War. The North's population was about 23 million, while the South's population was about 9 million. Almost four million of this was the slave population.
By the start of the Civil War in 1860s, there was a large slave population in the United States. The total number of slaves were 3,950,528.
a slave state
They developed from slave songs sung by slaves during the American Civil War. The blues also came from tribal songs from African-American communities and tribes in Africa.
At slave-auctions, which were widely advertised
The war was pushed by pro-slave interests (Polk himself was a pro-slave southerner), renewing the slave question; after the war with Mexico, this conflict planted the seeds of the American Civil War (1861-1865).
The American Civil War.
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