Slaves

=﻿__Yeoman Farmers__= Most of the Yeomen farmers were very poor. They had to work hard for what they got and they usually only grew enough to feed themselves. They organized there lives around there three things there family and the season and there neighborhood. Most men were in there early 20s when they married. The women often married in there late teens. The weddings were fast and easy. The father would give his bride away to the man. After the ceremony they stayed to eat, dance, and party. They all wore there best clothes. They never got a honeymoon. And they immediatly went home.

=﻿__Slaves__= Slaves could be found everywhere in North Carolina county. Even moutain counties, were there was mostly poor soil and remote location hindered any kind of economic growth, had slaves as a part of their population, some had more slaves then others. The greatest concentration was along the belt of counties were the tidewater met the coastal plain, from hertford south through pitt and wayne counties. These counties had two advantages that promoted the growth of slavery. First, the soil. second, the land was good. and last but not least transportation was cheap.