The slaves took it upon themselves to rise up against the oppression of the slave system and assist the Union cause. The Slaves gave information regarding Confederate troops whereabouts and generalizations of the much needed supply locations. Union forces took advantage of this information and used it against the Confederate troops. Also, the Union forces would take the slaves and use them to assist the Unions forces, by fighting, helping with food production, or continuing the spy activity. Later on, this turned the slaves into contraband to the confederate nation and created higher tensions surrounding the Civil War. The confederate states could not control the slaves as easily as they had during the years prior, because the infrastructure surrounding the plantation life switched to the control of women or assistants. Slaves would rarely rise up against their male masters, due to a fear of enduring physical discipline. This detachment of control led to the slaves rebelling, giving away secret information, and escaping from the Confederate
The slaves took it upon themselves to rise up against the oppression of the slave system and assist the Union cause. The Slaves gave information regarding Confederate troops whereabouts and generalizations of the much needed supply locations. Union forces took advantage of this information and used it against the Confederate troops. Also, the Union forces would take the slaves and use them to assist the Unions forces, by fighting, helping with food production, or continuing the spy activity. Later on, this turned the slaves into contraband to the confederate nation and created higher tensions surrounding the Civil War. The confederate states could not control the slaves as easily as they had during the years prior, because the infrastructure surrounding the plantation life switched to the control of women or assistants. Slaves would rarely rise up against their male masters, due to a fear of enduring physical discipline. This detachment of control led to the slaves rebelling, giving away secret information, and escaping from the Confederate