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I know this answer, because i am studying for an AP us history exam. The answe is 0. Most families in the antebellum south (88%) owned no slaves at all!
25% of southern slaves owner owned slaves. They had more then 50 slaves
The slaves saw the north as an escape from slavery during the early 1700's. Most of the slaves were owned in the south of the United States and a slave had a chance at freedom in the north.
They were from The North and the South
Plantation owners were usually the most wealthy people in their area so they did tend to own the most land and slaves
In the 1800's, most slaves were owned by plantation owners
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.
The rich.. ,, politicians,, and plantation owners formerly
I know this answer, because i am studying for an AP us history exam. The answe is 0. Most families in the antebellum south (88%) owned no slaves at all!
Yes he favored the states because he favored the South. Most of the South owned slaves, and so did he, therefore he favored the states because owning slaves was leaning towards states rights.
Most of the slaves that Grant oversaw in Missouri were actually owned by his father-in-law . They were all set free when the Missouri state government abolished slavery. I think maybe one of his slaves stayed with him to work a free man.
25% of southern slaves owner owned slaves. They had more then 50 slaves
South Carolina had the most slaves. 57% of the population of the state were slaves
True! NEW RESPONDENT. False. In 1860 there were in the South (incl. the so called Border States) about 8,775,000 white inhabitants of which: 6 100 000 owned no slave, 1 400 000 owned between one and ten slaves, 300 000 owned between ten and twelve slaves, 200 000 owned more than twenty slaves.
i dont know wether or not he owned slaves, but he was from connecticut, so i doubt it
The slaves saw the north as an escape from slavery during the early 1700's. Most of the slaves were owned in the south of the United States and a slave had a chance at freedom in the north.
Not as widespread as most people would have you believe. Only 6% of southerners owned slaves and of those, even fewer owned more than one. Most of the slaves were owned by large plantation owners. Slaves cost about what a luxury car would cost in today's terms and there was no guarantee that it would work, so unless someone had an enormous amount of money and a lot of work for them, they weren't very cost effective.