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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
What were some of the cultural differences between the north and south during the US Civil War?
The North relied heavily on the manufacturing industry while the South was primarily agricultural-based. The North allowed African-Americans to own property and business and be free, while in general the South maintained African-Americans were property and slaves. The North was moving towards a more open meritocracy, while the South still held to some threads of aristocracy.
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.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the Union cause?
It allowed many African Americans from the South become free and join the Union's army.
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?
How did African Americans get affected by the US Constitution?
whites were no longer allowed to have slaves, therefore African-Americans were free. African-Americans were allowed to work for pay, even though at that time the pay rate for African Americans was not very high, they were allowed to work and provide for their families
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.
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.
Which Effects on the Civil War on African Americans?
African American were not allowed to enlist in the Union army until after 1862. There were even African Americans that fought on the side of the confederacy most were part of a slave labor force. The atmosphere of the south did not change very much after the end of the war despite the slaves being free.
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
