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slave owners gave them free houses on their land. after slaves were declared free many chose to stay in those houses and work the land for a very minimal wage. Had they left the plantation they would likely not be able to find work and be homeless. Many placed in that position moved up north and worked toward building Americas manufacturing industries.
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The major purpose of slave codes was to regulate the owners' treatment of the slave?
false!
Law passed in 1850 to help southern slave owners to recapture escaped slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Law was passed in 1850. This law was meant to help slave owners capture escaped slaves by making it a crime to help an escaped slave.
What did you call a person in charge of slaves?
Most sources referred to such people as "slave-owners" or "slave-masters."
What amendment prohibited the southern states from paying former slave owners for the loss of their slaves?
Amendment 14 prohibited the Southern states from paying former slave owners for the loss of their slaves.
Which amendment prohibited the southern states from paying former slave owners for the loss of their slaves?
Amendment 14 prohibited the Southern states from paying former slave owners for the loss of their slaves.
How can you defeat slavery?
Tell slave owners about the 13th Amendment if they live in the US.
Who benefitted from the slave trade?
the white men benifitted, slave owners
What were slave owners called?
Masters or just plain slave owners
Did slave owners pay slaves?
North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.
Where did the slave owners buy there slaves?
The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
Nonslaveholders followed the leadership of slave owners because?
of their desire to become slave owners.
What did the slave owners do when their slaves when they tryied to fight?
Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.
Did slave owners ever whip babies?
Yes, slave owners whipped babies
How many slave- owners lived in the south?
about 90%-95% were slave owners living in the south
Who depended mostly on slaves in the southern colonies?
slave owners, slave traders, and plantation owners.
Why did slave owners want slaves?
Slave owners wanted slaves because they were able to make money or profits by the work performed by the slave.
Did the slave owners feel any gilt in the civil war?
No they loved slavery it was important to the slave owners
