In the lower South the majority of slaves lived and worked on cotton plantations. Most of these plantations had fifty or fewer slaves, although the largest plantations have several hundred. Cotton was by far the leading cash crop, but slaves also raised rice, corn, sugarcane, and tobacco.
Q. What was the slavery is a positive good argument founded upon?
A narrative that enslaved African peoples lived in a care-free, comfortable state dates back to the late 1700s. This argument mostly focused on the economic feasibility of enslaving people for their labor despite the inherent subjugation and degradation of human beings.
Table of Contents
- Q. What was the slavery is a positive good argument founded upon?
- Q. What did slaves eat in the South?
- Q. What was probably the worst fear most slaves had?
- Q. Why does the Confederate flag have 13 stars?
- Q. Did Missouri join the Confederacy?
- Q. How long did the Confederacy last?
- Q. Who was the only president of the Confederacy?
- Q. How did Lincoln cause the Civil War?
- Q. What was the South called in the Civil War?
Q. What did slaves eat in the South?
Weekly food rations — usually corn meal, lard, some meat, molasses, peas, greens, and flour — were distributed every Saturday. Vegetable patches or gardens, if permitted by the owner, supplied fresh produce to add to the rations. Morning meals were prepared and consumed at daybreak in the slaves’ cabins.
Q. What was probably the worst fear most slaves had?
Separation from family and friends was probably the greatest fear a black person in slavery faced. When a master died, his slaves were often sold for the benefit of his heirs.
Q. Why does the Confederate flag have 13 stars?
At this session, the number of stars on the flag was increased to thirteen, representing the eleven states that had seceded and also Kentucky and Missouri, who had sent representatives to the first Confederate Congress.
Q. Did Missouri join the Confederacy?
During and after the war Acting on the ordinance passed by the Jackson government, the Confederate Congress admitted Missouri as the 12th confederate state on November 28, 1861. At the war’s conclusion, the successors to the provisional (Union) government continued to govern the state of Missouri.
Q. How long did the Confederacy last?
The Confederate States of America was a collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 following the election of President Abraham Lincoln. Led by Jefferson Davis and existing from 1861 to 1865, the Confederacy struggled for legitimacy and was never recognized as a sovereign nation.
Q. Who was the only president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Q. How did Lincoln cause the Civil War?
A former Whig, Lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. His election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1865, Lincoln was instrumental in the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which made slavery unconstitutional.
Q. What was the South called in the Civil War?
Confederate States of America
