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It depended a bit. On US plantations , the general treatment of slaves was notably harsher than in most other countries. Normally, plantation owners took the purely practical view that a slave laborer was of little or no use if he wasn't at least adequately fed and sufficiently free from injuries to be fit for work. But even then, life on a plantation in an age where everything still had to be done by hand was often backbreaking work. In the USA white immigrants, even straight off the boat, could not be persuaded to work on a Southern plantation for a wage. And as everywhere in the 19th century where people lived in close proximity, diseases were common. In tropical countries like the West Indies, tropical diseases carried off many within months of arrival; most of all the white immigrants, by the way. Africans' much better resistence to yellow fever was the main reason that they were "imported" for plantation work by the English instead of fellow Englishmen convicted to hard labor, as before.
So generally speaking a slave laborer who toed the line and did not try to escape had a prospect of very hard work but little abuse. Those who 'gave problems' or did try to escape could expect often harsh punishment.
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What is a Roman Plantations?
a duck riding a monkey like sea biscuit
What was life like in Virginia in the 1700s?
Virginia had cotton plantations in some parts but in the western more mountainous areas, it was small homes and subsistence farming. The plantations had slaves.
What kind of plantations did the European colonists build?
The first, and most successful long-term plantations in the United States were tobacco plantations.
What did slaves do as labor?
they worked on farms or plantations like cotton, sugar or tobacco. the labor was often intense.
What is the economy in the souther colonies?
it was relying on the indian slave trade and plantations like rice and tobacco and indigo and cotton.
What were the conditions like on the plantations?
Conditions on slave plantations were bad, You would work from sun rise to sun set and would be beat if you didn't do enough work-
What was the birthrate of slaves on rice plantations?
The birthrate of slaves on rice plantations varied, but generally, it was higher compared to other types of plantations due to the relatively healthier living conditions and diet. However, the high mortality rate among infants and children offset some of this increase in birthrate.
Are plantations popular in Tennessee?
Tennessee plantations are very popular, people used to live in them and now tourists like to visit them.
Were colonial plantations like small towns?
maybe
Conditions on cotton plantations?
During the 1800s, conditions on cotton plantations were typically not great for slaves. The owner would live in a big manor, while the slaves usually lived in shacks. Also, disease could spread very easily in slave quarters, so it was not a very safe place to live.
What is life conditions in Vietnam after the French took over?
Employment (rubber tree plantations). Paved roads, bridges, etc.
How is a plantation like a small village?
how are plantations and villages alike
What are the importance of plantation?
Plantations are important because they sell crops that people needed such as sugar and tobacco and things like that which were mainly grown on plantations.
What are Pennsylvania's famous plantations?
Hmm... Pennsylvania didn't have plantations like southern states had, even though rich landowners had hundreds of acres.
Why did slavery expand in the south rather than in the north before civil war?
Geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations.
What do you think life was like on the large plantations in East Florida?
slavery
What is a Roman Plantations?
a duck riding a monkey like sea biscuit
