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That depends on how you define free, I suppose. I would say, yes, they were free, because no one owned them or could punish them at will. But they were still discriminated against based on their skin color... so they didn't necessarily have the same freedoms as other people, like being able to go to any college they chose, etc.
By that definition though, there are a lot of people that weren't (and probably still aren't) "as free" as other people, including women, Native Americans, etc. We're all free to live our lives and make our own choices, even when others don't like us or respect us, and even when we don't have the same opportunities as some others. So it just depends on how you define freedom.
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In what ways were the lives of free blacks in the north diff rent from and similar to the lives of free blacks in the south?
There were no free African Americans in the south. In the north they were free but still discrimination kept them from expressing themselves and having rights.
How were free blacks treated in the antebellum North?
Better then in the south
A group that was not helped by education reform was?
Free blacks were not helped by education reform.
Why were blacks encouraged to move to the north after the civil war?
Possibly due to the hostility towards the blacks that exsisted in the South and the laws which were created that still did not allow the black people to have the same rights as the White people. Yes, it was now illegal to own a black person as property actwe the war, but other laws were created whch ostrisized the blacks and made sure they were not allowed the sane rights as any whites. In the North these rules did not exsists and the blacks really were free, not just technically free as they were in the South.
What damaged the confederacy's economy more than?
Not just one thing, the tech in the north was better such as trains,gun power,the will of slaves maybe tasting freedom and blacks fighting for the free in the North!
What is a good title for an essay about free blacks in the north?
"The Struggle and Triumph of Free Blacks in the North"
How many 'free' blacks in the north in 1861?
well im not pretty sure how much in the 1861 but in 1860 there was 221,000 free blacks were in the north. hope that help :)
In what ways were the lives of free blacks in the north diff rent from and similar to the lives of free blacks in the south?
There were no free African Americans in the south. In the north they were free but still discrimination kept them from expressing themselves and having rights.
How were free blacks treated in the antebellum North?
Better then in the south
Was it right it use blacks in the civil war?
Some were conscripted [drafted ] and probably did not want to fight, some free Blacks from the North enlisted, and wanted to fight to free enslaved Blacks.
What did free blacks do in the north do to advance their rights and build communities?
the blacks who gained their freedom in the north they founded schools and churches to advance their rights and communties.
How did free blacks of the north react to the dred scot decision?
they were happy to be slaves..they did not want to be free
What state allowed free blacks to vote in the wake of the American revolution?
North Carolina
Who were most often the the teachers in freedmens bureau schools?
Whites and free blacks from the North
Who were most often teachers in freedmen's bureau school?
whites and free blacks from the north
Who where most often the teachers in freedmen bureaus schools?
whites and free blacks from the north.
Who were most often the teachers in the freedmens bureau schools?
Whites and free blacks from the North
