Unit 4: The Quest For Freedom

Unit 4: The Quest For Freedom

The Civil War and Its Aftermath

Unit 4 Background

Reconstruction left many plantations struggling greatly. The end of slavery meant that plantations no longer had free labor. In addition, the South was required to pay very high costs for its part in the war. Together these factors left many landowners unable to support themselves in the same manner as before the Civil War. Many plantation owners sold their land at reduced prices.

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Slave owners missed their former slaves.

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Slaves were eager to return to work for their former masters with pay.

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Slaves missed their former masters because they felt they had lost family and structure with which they were comfortable.