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If a former slave could not prove he or she had been legally freed then he or she was likely to be?
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If a freed slave could not prove that they were legally freed, there most likely, and sadly, returned to slavery.
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What was life like in the south for the newly freed slaves?
Difficult. After the Civil War, most slaves had to rent land from or work for their former owners!
What led up to General Sherman's order to 40 acres and a mule for former slaves?
When lands confiscated from the former Confederates were returned back to them by administration of President Andrew Johnson, freed slaves that had been given 40 acres of farmland were evicted.
How could slaves be free?
Slaves either ran away from their owners or they were unusable and were freed
Why were no slaves actually freed when the Proclamation was issued?
Slaves were not immediately freed when the Proclamation was issued because slave owners could not be made to actually free their slaves. The Proclamation was issued in 1863.
Could a slave be freed by its owner?
Yes- however, other people capturing freed slaves in order to force them back into slavery was far from unheard of so even freeing a slave didn't necessarily ensure their freedom.
Former slaves are freed with this amendment?
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Were the slaves freed by the 13th amendment?
Legally, but not actually.
Why did slave holders support settlement of freed slaves in Africa?
Remember that the slaves were freed by force, as a result of the Civil War, and not because their former slave masters had a change of heart and decided voluntarily to free their slaves. This creates a certain amount of hostility. The freed slaves had legitimate reasons to resent their former owners for having enslaved them, and the former slave owners resented the former slaves for having been freed, which they regarded as a form of theft, since slaves were valuable property, who in many cases had been purchased from slave dealers for a great deal of money. If the freed slaves were to return to Africa, a lot of social awkwardness could therefore be avoided.
Why did slaveholdes support settlement of freed slaves in Africa?
They wanted to keep freemen away from slaves. (Apex)
Why did the federal government not helping former slaves?
The Federal Government freed them.
Who legally freed all African Americans made them citizens?
abe lincoln
After the civil war this group was given the franchise?
Freed former slaves received the right to vote.
Which section in Article 2 talks about president moves to have former aide freed?
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Who the equal protection clause was intended to protect after the civil war?
freed former slaves
Why was Liberia formed in Africa?
Liberia was founded in 1821 It was founded so that the freed slaves from the US could have somewhere to live.
Why was Dred Scott not freed as a result of the Supreme Court's decision?
Actually, he was. Despite the decision that held he was property whether he was in a free state or a slave state, his owner freed him which he was legally permitted to do.
What statement describes a major challenge facing former slaves after the abolition of slavery in the US?
Some states passed laws that kept freed slaves from exercising their right to vote
