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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.
Why did many former slaves return to their old plantations and why?
They had no place to go. Most even took their master name as their's
Which state was the last one to gain statehood in the Old Northwest?
Wisconsin was the last state to gain statehood in the old northwest territories. Wisconsin gained statehood on May 29, 1848.
Did old slaves do the same job as young slaves?
no older slaves did the hard labor. elderly slaves babysat the children until they were old enough to start working themselves. sometimes slave owners would have sex with their slaves to make more baby slaves so that when they grow they can do work. also some slave women were promised freedom if they had 15 babies with their slave owner.
Farsighted provision of Northwest Ordinance 1787 prohibited what?
The Northwest Ordinance is also known as the Freedom Ordinance of 1787. It was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States, which prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest.
