Africans would get taken away from their homes, put on ships to take them to america and sell them. They suffered bad conditions on the boat and were treated poorly, many died while on the boat and they would throw the bodies over board.
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What was your chance of survival in the Civil War?
you had a 2% chance of survival.
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What is the Antebellum period?
When not all black people were slaves prior of the Civil War.
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What roles did women play in the Civil War?
spies, nurses, surgeons and soldiers.
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What were the causes of the Civil War?
expansion of slavery, union, states rights
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What was plantation life like?
It was very harsh for slaves and they had to work without getting paid.
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When was the Civil War?
1861 through 1865
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When did slavery end?
1865
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What was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War? What was the bloodiest day?
the bloodiest battle was Gettysburg while the bloodiest day was Antietam.
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When did the first Africans come to the united states and for what?
The first Africans came on August 1619, to work as slaves and work as laborers.
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how many African Americans fought in the Civil War? How many lost their lives?