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Three social classes: Upper owned 50+ slaves each, 1% pop, dictated what happened. Middle 75% population, small farmers, 1-2 slaves max, very neighborly and nice. Lower no slaves, mountainous areas, farmed and herded animals.

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There were 4 social classes, there were rich people who owned 50 slaves, 75% of the people owned 1-2 slaves and the lower class did not even own the land they worked on. People supported slavery because they were told to by the 1%.

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Most did not own slaves and they paid with crops instead of money because they lived a hard life

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A lot of slaves were freed during and after the Revolutionary War, white slave owners did not like the higher class, slaves were free hands, some slaves worked in the house as maids.

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The majority of African Americans in the South were slaves but the few freed slaves faces harsh discrimination. The African american population made up a 3rd of the Southern population creating culture in the South.

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there were free and enslaved African Americans and both had different rights but both were discriminated against

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A few slaves had been given a few luxuries but the majority received cruel and unjustified acts and punishments against them. Slavery also boosted the economy in the south greatly.

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Slavery put into place so they could not escape it allowed for more things to be produced and it boosted the economy a lot. They had a hard time keeping a family together. Started religious practices to keep their hopes high.

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There were slave codes which were:
They couldn't read and write
They couldn't be in groups more than three

They worked many hours from the dark in the morning to the darkness of the night.

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rules were put in place so they couldn't escape and because they couldn't leave were able to boost the economy and had a hard time keeping a family together because of the trade they ended up using religious practices to keep their hopes high