slavery in the civil war
Slavery in the Civil War
Slavery was a major turning point in the civil war. Slavery is when one person owns another person. This was a big issue at its time. The south also known as the confederate states of America and the north also known as the United States or the union had fought over slavery. The north was against slavery and the south was ok with slavery. Many battles went on between the two to get this settled out and finally in the American civil war when the Union won. But before that when the country was divided the north who were abolitionist used the Underground Railroad to sneak slaves onto the other side. And when they would get them onto the other side they would help take the slaves to Canada that way their owners couldn’t find them.
Lots of the time when your owner would find you and you had gotten away there would be punishments. And if your owner couldn’t find they would put up a lost slave sign. Your owner would also put a reward for anyone who found you. Then you would be beaten or worse. Your owner would be mad and put you on restriction of less food or some other right would be taken away. Sometimes if your owner was so mad they would auction you off.
When you buy a slave you would be given a document stating that this slave is yours. And since you couldn’t really describe a slave they would make a mark on you like a tattoo but a weld so you could prove it’s yours. But not just any mark. Kind of like your signature you would put on all your slaves.
Slaves didn’t have many rights. Basically because a slave was imprisoned. They were unpaid laborers who were given little food and shelter. The conditions they lived in were unsanitary and not something a person should have ever been in. You were given a guest house where you and many other slaves would live.
Most slaves were black or African American. People thought that they were not equal because of their color. They had to use different stuff than everyone else. People said they
Slavery was a major turning point in the civil war. Slavery is when one person owns another person. This was a big issue at its time. The south also known as the confederate states of America and the north also known as the United States or the union had fought over slavery. The north was against slavery and the south was ok with slavery. Many battles went on between the two to get this settled out and finally in the American civil war when the Union won. But before that when the country was divided the north who were abolitionist used the Underground Railroad to sneak slaves onto the other side. And when they would get them onto the other side they would help take the slaves to Canada that way their owners couldn’t find them.
Lots of the time when your owner would find you and you had gotten away there would be punishments. And if your owner couldn’t find they would put up a lost slave sign. Your owner would also put a reward for anyone who found you. Then you would be beaten or worse. Your owner would be mad and put you on restriction of less food or some other right would be taken away. Sometimes if your owner was so mad they would auction you off.
When you buy a slave you would be given a document stating that this slave is yours. And since you couldn’t really describe a slave they would make a mark on you like a tattoo but a weld so you could prove it’s yours. But not just any mark. Kind of like your signature you would put on all your slaves.
Slaves didn’t have many rights. Basically because a slave was imprisoned. They were unpaid laborers who were given little food and shelter. The conditions they lived in were unsanitary and not something a person should have ever been in. You were given a guest house where you and many other slaves would live.
Most slaves were black or African American. People thought that they were not equal because of their color. They had to use different stuff than everyone else. People said they