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There were many approaches that slaves used to show their unhappiness with the conditions they were forced to endure. Feigned illnesses and work slowdowns were common methods for rebellion. Damaging equipment and looting food or household belongings of their masters was quite common as well.
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What are some small ways in which slaves tried to challenge the slave system?
There were many approaches that slaves used to show their unhappiness with the conditions they were forced to endure. Feigned illnesses and work slowdowns were common methods for rebellion. Damaging equipment and looting food or household belongings of their masters was quite common as well.
What is slave row?
A "Slave Row" was generally a line of very small cabins in which the slaves had to eat, sleep, etc... It was basically their home.
What do they do to sick slaves?
it depends on where you were. If you where a slave coming over to north America on a ship to be sold and you got sick before you reached land they would simply throw you overboard as they wouldn't want a sick slave to get all the other slaves sick. (Sickness would spread very quickly aboard slave ships as slaves were being stuffed into small rooms) If a slave became ill on a plantation it would have to be immediately reported to the overseer or master. The mistress of the plantation was usually responsible for the sick slaves.
How was slave education in 1700s?
In the 1700s, slave education was typically forbidden or severely limited by slave owners in order to maintain control and prevent slaves from seeking liberation. Some slaves were secretly taught to read and write by sympathetic individuals, but formal education for slaves was rare.
What were the main differences between a slaves life on a small farm and on a plantation?
Slave life on a plantation was harsh and most slaves were worked to death. Often living in small shack with dirt floors and no furniture. Small amounts of food was fed to them and many died from deceases. Slave life on small farms was less harsh. Lived in the home with there owner. Often times the slave traveled with the family, but most fed and taken care of. Sometimes even given money ans got to see there own families.
Where were the slaves from Africa taken?
They took them to Europe and the US. They were sold at a small price.
How much were slaves in the 1800s?
In the 1600s, slaves were about 40,000 dollars. In the 1600s, slaves were about 40,000 dollars.
What was life in general like for those enslaved in the American South in the nineteenth century where and how did they live and work?
Most slaves lived on plantations with 20 or more other slaves, or in the case of a small slave owner, had links with slaves nearby. Slave owners were supposed to house, feed, and clothe their slaves from infancy till death. Most slaves worked in the fields, though some of the women were used as house servants, wet nurses, or 'babysitters,' and the men as coachmen.
Did slave owner provide housing for the slaves?
Yes, it was required to provide housing and food for slaves by the slave owners. Though often it was very rudimentary. Remember, slaves were very valuable... and often cost would be similar to buying a sports car today. Because of this often slaves were treated well.. because they were a considerable investment.. that if treated good would last a longer time and less likely to run away.
What happened to slaver during the slave trade?
The slaves would be taken from their land and traded for profitable goods. They would mainly work in agriculture and in the plantation houses. Most slaves where taken to South America. Some slaves were paid a very small wage but within time, they could buy their freedom although not many slaves did. Disobedient slaves were whipped.
How were slaves washed when on slave ships?
They where not washed. They had to spend weeks on end sitting in there own waste and other peoples. In the triangular trade , on the ships they had huge tubs in which people could just reach to go to the toilet bit this was in a small a small amount of ships because this means the slaves had some space to move. But the tubs where disgusting and small children often fell in to them. You might find some information about this in Orlando Equiano's auto biography (he was a surviving slave). But in the end slaves on ships usually caught dreadful diseases and some died.
What percent of whites in the South in 1860 were large landowners with dozens of slaves?
Small and large that had one slave was about 11%- most had paid off what their owners had paid for them. The "company store" towns had more in worse condition than the slaves in the south.
