AFRICAN AMERICANS

CIVIL WAR

• Before 1862, colored people were unable to join the war effort
• Weren't allowed to participate in noncombat duties
• Had to build roads and camps
• 5% blacks and 15% white soldiers deserted the army
• 19,000 blacks served in US Navy

POLITICS

• Jim Crow Laws limited colored voter's rights in the late 1800's
• Hiram Revels was the first colored man in Senate in 1870
• African americans were stopped from participating in state and federal offices
• Most black politicians were war veterans

ECONOMY

• Imports of slaves went from early 17th century to 1865
• Imports rose dramatically in 1860
• Number of plantations rose in the 1860's
• Harsh punishments were their incentives to work
• Produced massive amounts of cotton with a minimal labor cost

EXTRA FACTS

• By 1825, America had 1/4 of all Africans in the New World
• During war, 14,500 free slaves served in the Union Army
• Slave workers had built 9,500 miles of railroad by 1860

1850 SLAVE DISPERSION

Works Cited

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