What did the south do with their slaves after they lost the civil war??

Answer 1

Freedmen and women were required to be given tribal membership in whatever tribe their Native American former owners were members of.

Many newly freed slaves became sharecroppers (the same as many whites who stayed in their old neighborhoods); others migrated 'north' as they could for job opportunities. Those with trades would do better than some others, as would be expected. Females and children especially took domestic live-in jobs in homes.

I've noticed on US Federal Censuses that many former slaves stayed with and near their old owner families (same surnames too), even as some moved west.

I suppose that as many variations in possibilties that could occur, existed.

Answer 2

The Freedmen's Bureau was created by the Federal government to assist freed slaves and displaced southern whites by providing assistance with job placement, starting schools, helping with adult literacy training and documenting atrocities committed against the freedpeople (and seeking prosecution for those perpetrating these crimes). Once Lincoln was assassinated, Andrew Johnson was not convinced of the necessity of the Bureau. It was disbanded in the late 1860s - early 1870s, leaving the freed slaves to the mercy of the region in which they lived. If they could afford it, and had the physical ability to travel, they often went north and west, breaking up families and social networks.

Answer 3

Most landowners offered "sharecropping" to slaves that remained in the area. In exchange for a little house, seed, and land, the former slave raised crops and the landowner was paid a percentage. Others offered a small wage for work and the former slave found his own place to live. Most refused to have slaves on their property at all, scared by the rumors of what retaliation the blacks, backed by carpetbaggers, would do. The majority of slaves moved north or into cities in hopes of finding jobs, gathering into their own neighborhoods and providing for themselves.

Answer 4

For the most part they became sharecropppers which was nothing more than a legalized slaverly.

They would have a small piece of land they would work and give a percantage of the crop to the owner. The owner charged them rent and lent money for food. At the end of the year for the most part they worked for nothing and was in debt to the landowner. The landowner made money from the crops. I am sure you can see it wasn't a whole lot different.

Answer 5

They were set free and some were killed. Most starved because they had no education and weren't allowed to buy land.