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There were a variety of reactions and treatments to this new population of Americans. In the deep South the majority sought ways to limit their freedom and to retain economic control. The North was thrown into serious chaos when blacks became a part of the free labor market and wages were stagnant or depressed. The far West experienced a large influx of dispossed and War weary white Southerners who made every effort to limit black migration. Border States, Frontier States and the Mormon controlled area's were openly hostile. Tiny communities were formed in Indian Territory and Mexico, while Canada finally had to close its borders to black immigrants. The Back to Africa movement and Liberian nationhood evolved.
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Did free blacks join the union at the beginning of the civil war?
yes
How did the civil war affect blacks?
the civil war affected blacks in many ways. but mainly because the emancipation proclamation gave freedom to black slaves. the slaves were very excited by finally being free after so many years.
Who did blacks help in the civil war?
KFC
What was the lifestyle of a slave during the Civil War?
Slaves were treated poorly in the South, were it was legal. They were free in the north.
Why didn't some African Americans feel free after the civil war?
They felt as if they were still treated like slaves.
How were blacks treated after the Civil war?
After this there was segregation up until the 15th amendment.
How many free Blacks lived in the Confederate states when the US Civil War broke out?
Approximately 135,000 free Blacks lived in the South when the US Civil War began.
Was the US Civil War reconstruction successful?
No, Blacks were still poor and treated bad
What term does not define the way blacks were treated in America from the end of the Civil War to the Civil Rights Acts of the 1960s?
Impartial....
Did free blacks join the union at the beginning of the civil war?
yes
Which of the places did colonies of free blacks exist before the Civil War?
The Caribbean
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.
Did most blacks leave the south after the civil war?
No, most blacks did not leave the south after the civil war.
How did the blacks contribute to the civil war?
blacks contribute to the civil war by being part of the war many of them died on the side of the union because the union was against slavery and most of them wanted to be free and have rights. More black people volunteered to be in war than whites
How did the civil war affect blacks?
the civil war affected blacks in many ways. but mainly because the emancipation proclamation gave freedom to black slaves. the slaves were very excited by finally being free after so many years.
Why were there few free blacks living in the South prior to the Civil War?
There were a great many free blacks living in the south prior to the Civil War. Most free blacks in American lived in the south. In the 1860 census there were 30 million people in the US. Nine million were in the south, including three million slaves, and another half million free blacks. John Hope Franklin, the eminent black historian, has made the free black population of the south a subject of his excellent writing.
Who did blacks help in the civil war?
KFC
