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Yeomen Farmers and Slaves

Yeomen farmers were farmers who worked the land they, or some other family member owned. They organized their lives areound three priorities: family, seasons, and their neighborhoods. Marriage was the begining for young Yeomen farmers. Most men found their fiance while they were in their early twenties. Women usually married in their late teens. Weddings for these Yeomen farmers were small and simple, only family and their neighborhoods attended. The weddings were usually at the bride's house. Yeomen farmers were free and they were European decent. They also worked on small farms.

Slaves

Slaves had a hard life. They worked most of their lives and were sold to the high society people. They would either work on the fields or in the house. They luckiest slave would have the job of taking care of the master's children and the master. Slaves worked on plantations. The slaves were African and they were not free. The slaves were not well taken care of while they were working. Slaves could not be bought out of slavery and could not work out of slavery. THe slaves were treated badly.


 * Year || White || Slave || Total ||
 * 1830 || 492,386 || 245,601 || 737,987 ||
 * 1840 || 507,602 || 245,817 || 753,419 ||
 * 1850 || 580,491 || 288,548 || 869,039 ||
 * 1860 || 661,563 || 331,059 || 992,622 ||

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