Most southern farmers owned no slaves
It was simple greed. Slave labor is the cheapest kind. Slave owners can get very rich through the use of slave labor.
Slave owners made lots of money but no one knows exactly how much money they made
The slave traders who sold slaves to slave owners.
the white people...... the english the dutch a small number of africans the arabs the americans the mexicans the spanish the farmers the landowners the scottish the irish the slave owners the ship owners and ship builders the banks the money lenders the shop keepers the blacksmiths the 'police' the government(s) Basically EVERYBODY, except the slaves...
Most southern farmers owned no slaves
slave owners, slave traders, and plantation owners.
It favoured the Southern slave-owners.
The term "cracker" was initially used to refer to poor white farmers in the southern United States. It later became associated with slave owners as a derogatory term implying arrogance or a certain type of behavior. Some historians suggest it may have stemmed from the cracking of whips by slave owners.
Southern Slave Owners.
Amendment 14 prohibited the Southern states from paying former slave owners for the loss of their slaves.
Amendment 14 prohibited the Southern states from paying former slave owners for the loss of their slaves.
Amendment 14 prohibited the Southern states from paying former slave owners for the loss of their slaves.
Amendment 14 prohibited the Southern states from paying former slave owners for the loss of their slaves.
because they pooed
Ships from Europe would buy slaves from other slave owners in Africa (YES there were slave owners in Africa!) and then transport them into docks in southern states bordering the Atlantic. There owners from the States could buy or trade them.
Because they felt like it.