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Why did many former slaves leave their old plantations after the civil war?
Many former slaves left their old plantations after the Civil War so they could experience freedom that the war brought to them. They wanted to know what it was like to go wherever they wanted, without having to get permission from an owner.
How did the slaves get on the plantations?
Many were brought from Africa and sold at slave auctions. Others were born to slaves already on the plantations.
Where did many slaves work in the south?
Many slaves in the south worked on large plantations
What was life like for freed slaves in the south after the civil war?
Former slaves believed that after years of hard labor the South owed them land. This belief was not granted by the South; and many slaves rented small homes and went back to work for paid wages on the plantations.
What was one of the many jobs that many slaves performed in the Americas?
They worked on plantations
Why did many former slaves leave their old plantations after the civil war?
Many former slaves left their old plantations after the Civil War so they could experience freedom that the war brought to them. They wanted to know what it was like to go wherever they wanted, without having to get permission from an owner.
How did the slaves get on the plantations?
Many were brought from Africa and sold at slave auctions. Others were born to slaves already on the plantations.
Many black slaves took the name what?
Former slaves were often free to choose a surname. Some chose the names of their former owners or plantations. Many others choose names of American heroes including Washington and Lincoln. Brown and Black were also common choices.
Where did many slaves work in the south?
Many slaves in the south worked on large plantations
Where were the slaves from Africa taken to?
many slaves were taken from the West Coast of Africa. Their chiefs were bribed with alcohol and weapons made by the British. They were taken to America where they worked on the cotton plantations and, to a lesser extent, coffee plantations
How did settle from the English colony of Barbados develop the Carolina colony?
They set up large plantations with many slaves.
What was life like for freed slaves in the south after the civil war?
Former slaves believed that after years of hard labor the South owed them land. This belief was not granted by the South; and many slaves rented small homes and went back to work for paid wages on the plantations.
What was one of the many jobs that many slaves performed in the Americas?
They worked on plantations
What was one difference between plantations and back-country farms?
Many slaves adopted Christianity
Where did former slaves decide to settle in order to be free?
Many former slaves decided to settle in the North in order to be free. There were lots of job opportunities in the North for former slaves.
Why keep slaves?
The South's economy was a farming economy. Many plantation owners relied on slaves work on the plantations.
Why do many black people live in Jamaica when black people's origins are in Africa?
Most were brought from Africa as slaves to work the sugar plantations in the 16th-18th centuries. Eventually, slavery was outlawed in the British Empire, but most of the former slaves stayed in Jamaica.
