The Confederate troops first fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Less than 34 hours later, the union forces had to surrender to them. The reason this firing occurred, was over the debate on slavery. Sectionalism and secession also played part in beginning the civil war.
Answer:
many African Americans were elected to office at all levels.
Explanation:
The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 by the Congress. The voting rights act ensured there was no discrimination in the voting process as a result of race , tribe and literacy levels.
When the Act was passed there was a high increase in the number of Africans Americans elected into various offices and posts in the country which was the turning point in the country in terms of inclusiveness of all races.
<span>In the 1850's, 1/4 of Southern white families owned slaves while the other 3/4 did not. About 88% of the total slave population was in the South's Confederacy, which was made up of about 3,500,000 people total. People who didn't own slaves were still willing to fight because they got most of their products from slaves and they didn't want to change that.</span>
There's three names for it;
bonded labour, debt slavery and debt bondage
