Slavery Differences Between North And South America

As slavery ended in North America and South America, differences in how they lived free of authority differed. Even though both of the institutions were formed to the needs of African American agriculture, their rights and privileges varied. Down in the South, blacks free of slavery were commonly treated with disrespect. Scorned under the black codes of slavery, some free blacks owned their own set of slaves. For those who were of the black and or white culture who tried to help any slaves avoid recapture or punishment faced the death penalty and or severe punishment. Being that some blacks were of mixed race due to sexual acts with their previous white owners, as a group, they were better educated than any other slave. Though they were given education privileges, it was limited. The North was a large industrial society with industrial and market revolutions taking place during this time period allowing whites no need for the manual labor provided by slaves. In some places, Northern free slaves were required to carry passes when traveling while others were forbidden to own any property. Even though most northern states passed
Such penalties were often much higher than those for their white counterparts. Additionally, if the considerable fines could not be paid, the justices had the power to order a free black person put into servitude. Under other provisions of the act, free blacks that married whites were to be sold into slavery for life. For adultery or fornication involving whites and blacks, the penalty for black people was for them to be sold as a servant for seven years. Throughout Pennsylvania colony, the local justices of the peace bound put the children of free blacks, without exception, if male, until the age of 24 whereas the age was 21 for