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If the were slaves, by definition they would not have been free.
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The states that make up the northern part of the United States were free states. None of the northern states allowed slavery during the American Civil War. That's why so many slaves ran to those states - FREEDOM!
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In the US Civil War what side did the slaves fight for?
Slaves fought for both sides, if they were free they would fight for the North to help free others. If they were slaves they would be forced to go to help the South win. The implementation of having slaves in the South become Confederate soldiers came very late in the war. It did not effect the outcome of the war at all.
What was Harriet Tubman's role in the Civil War?
She was a nurse. She freed around 750 slaves.
Why did the north and south need African Americans to serve in their army?
I don't think the south recruited them but the North recruited African Americans to win the war against the south to make the slaves free.
What were the four military strategies or objectives of the north during the civil war?
During the Civil War, the north needed to keep the Union together, to free the slaves, and to restructure the south. The North also wanted the Union to keep an united front on international affairs.
Why did life in the south change more dramatically than life in the north?
because the south had to give up there slaves and the north didnt own any slaves to give up. and thats why life in the south had to change more dramatically the the life in the north.
Why did the north abandon free slaves?
The north did not abandon free slaves. Usually the slaves lived in peace in the North.
Were slaves free in the north or south first?
North
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.
Which part of the US was free to slaves?
north
Why did slaves go north?
because in the north the states were slave free
Were slaves listed as freed in the Emancipation Proclamation?
All slaves that were owned by people in the South were set free. Not the slaves in the North. The 13th Amendment set all the slaves free.
How did slaves become free?
all slaves escape they all ran away, because when the North and South were too busy fighting they ran away up to the North. That is how slaves became free.
What did slaves doto survive the hardships of slavery?
slaves had to run tored the north star to get free
Why did the slaves use the north star for freedom?
They were traveling north, so the North Star was their guide.
What did harriett Tubman do?
She helped free slaves and transported many groups to the free north.
Would slaves be set free if they fought in the Civil War?
Technically slaves could not fight in the war unless they had permission from the owners or there owners had made them fight. But at the end of the Civil War all the slaves were set free this is what the civil war was about the North wanted the slaves to be set free but the south wanted slaves as they relied on them for there economy. this was the Cotton indusrty mainly when the North won the war they decleared all slaves free.
How did free blacks of the north react to the dred scot decision?
they were happy to be slaves..they did not want to be free
