1000 acres
It was a change from plantation life.
The average person didn't own slaves, only the rich owned slaves.actually, by the time of the civil war, the vast majority of soldiers that fought for the confederacy didn't own slaves, but the rich business owners and many politicians did. A very sad time In deed.
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Contact the people at the link below and they should be able to give you the acreage number.
"40 acres and a mule", was what the freed slaves believed to be a promise made by the United States government at the end of the Civil War. To many African American's today, it still represents the 'unfinished business" of the Civil War.
4700-acres in the Mrytle Springs Plantation in Louisiana.There are only 70 acres now.
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as many as the owner and lord of the land could afford
The owner of a plantation is like a business executive, he manages the plantation. Some plantation owners don't even live on the plantation, they come for special events, or to see their slaves or children. Many were mean to their slaves and often whipped them. This made them grumpy and self centered.
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Mount Vernon is now a National Historic site located in Fairfax, Virginia and is considered one of the nationâ??s great homes. It sits on four acres. The Washington family had owned the farm from the time of Washingtonâ??s grandfather in 1674.
There is no way to determine an average of how many slaves died on a plantation due to beatings or otherwise as there are very limited records of slaves births and deaths. Most of them had no record kept.
Plantation owners had many different types of furniture. Many plantation owners could afford to buy any type of furniture they chose to. Many plantations were known for having furniture manufactured in Europe.
They built big houses on the plantation. These were very rich and finely furnished with chinaware, silver, silks, many bedrooms, and other things. Some are open today that can be toured.
A house on a southern plantation is commonly referred to as a "plantation house" or a "manor house." These houses were typically large and grand in design, serving as the primary residence for the plantation owner and their family.
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Assmuming you mean "What people lived at plantations?", there were usually many, many slaves. The number could go up to 500 and more. Also, the owner of the plantation and their family would live there, as well as an overseer, who basically controlled the slaves.