Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
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.
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.
An owner of a large plantation owned 50 or more slaves and over 1,000 acres of land. An owner of a small plantation owned from 20 to 40 slaves and 100 to 1,000 acres of land.
1. race relations: After the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the federal government had to take on the role of protecting, and providing for, the newly freed slaves. A job that was very poorly done. When Lincoln was killed, all idealism died with him. There was the 40 acres and a mule policy for former slaves but the whites in the South, tricked or cheated the slaves out of what they received. Animosity developed between white and black that was never there as long as the Blacks were slaves. There was little encouragement from the North for former slaves to move into their communities either. The federal government really dropped the ball here. There should have been governmental assistance to ensure former slaves could be independent and prosper. There wasn't any because of white Southern opposition. 3. Without slavery as an issue, people were free to migrate West and determine their own destinies. Westward expansion accelerated tremendously after the war.
Apex- It gave 40 acres of land and a mule to freed African Americans
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
He never had the authority to do it in the first place. Sherman was simply trying to get the slaves to stop following his army, so he made the '40 acres and a mule' promise - although he never had the authority to make such a promise or enforce it.
General Butler
Robert e Lee was the Souths General who surrenders to a General Sherman and a General Grant who led a "march to the sea" burning down everything in his path. He also set aside 400000 acres of land to give to former slaves. After this the south surrenders and the north wins the Civil War. General Sherman is more remembered for this incident.
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