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What jobs were available to free African Americans in the south?
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∙ 12y ago
The ones who lived on the countryside worked as paid laborers on plantations or farms. The ones who lived in the cities often worked a variety of jobs, mostly as skilled artisans.
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Why did African Americans move away from the south?
The African-Americans tried to escape from the South because the South had slave states. They tried to get to the North because those were free states.
What did some free African Americans fight for?
freedom for other african americans
In what ways were the lives of free blacks in the north diff rent from and similar to the lives of free blacks in the south?
There were no free African Americans in the south. In the north they were free but still discrimination kept them from expressing themselves and having rights.
Did free African Americans want to join the south or north?
More likely the north because they weren't hunted in the north.
What African country was created by free African Americans?
Liberia
Why was discrimination against free African Americans harsher in the south than in the north?
Why do you think that discrimination against free African Americans was harsher in the South than in the North?
Slave owners created diffuculties for free African Americans because?
In the south there were no "free African Americans ". All African Americans in the southern states were slaves. Therefore, slaves owners didn't create problems for free African Americans because they never met a free slaves.
Why did African Americans move away from the south?
The African-Americans tried to escape from the South because the South had slave states. They tried to get to the North because those were free states.
Why did free African Americans in the south need a certificate of freedom?
Free African Americans in the South needed a certificate of freedom to prove their legal status as free individuals. Without this document, they could be at risk of being enslaved or facing legal challenges to their freedom. Certificates of freedom also provided some protection against being mistaken for escaped slaves and being captured and re-enslaved.
How many free African Americans lived in the south?
9.00 Africans were free in that particular year
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 was life like for free African Americans in south?
They would do stuff. Sometimes.
What was life like for free african americans in the south?
Freedom greatly changed the lives of African Americans in the south. After they became free, they were no longer forced to do work for plantation owners, and could have their own families.
What was one similarity and one difference between the lives of free African Americans in the north and slaves in the south?
one was free one wasnt and they were both African's
Do you think That discrimination against free African Americans was harsher in the south than the north?
Yes
What did some free African Americans fight for?
freedom for other african americans
In what ways were the lives of free blacks in the north diff rent from and similar to the lives of free blacks in the south?
There were no free African Americans in the south. In the north they were free but still discrimination kept them from expressing themselves and having rights.
