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To answer your question simply I would have to say: Sadly, yes.
I say sadly because the rice fields in South Carolina were the first use of slaves in an industrial manner... the Slaves were treated very harshly working from sun up to sun down...often working them to they died.
While we think of this type of treatment as being the normal way slave owners handled their slaves... it wasn't that way in the beginning and it wasn't until rice.
What else can I help you with?
Is it true that some slaves showed planters how to raise rice valuable crop?
Yes, it is true Slaves in the U.S. rarely grew rice, but the slaves in the Caribbean and South America did.
Is it true that some slaves showed planters how to raise rice a valuable crop?
Yes, it is true that some slaves in the American South who were familiar with the cultivation of rice from Africa and the Caribbean were able to share their expertise with planters, leading to successful rice cultivation in the region. This knowledge transfer played a significant role in making rice a valuable crop in the Southern colonies.
How did planters kept slaves occupied during the dull period?
Planters kept slaves occupied during dull periods by assigning them various tasks such as tending to gardens, domestic chores, maintenance work, or small-scale farming. Slaves were also sometimes allowed to tend to their own gardens or raise livestock for personal consumption during their limited free time. Additionally, some planters encouraged slaves to engage in cultural practices or religious activities as a form of distraction and community building.
Descendants of European planters and African slaves are called what?
Descendants of European planters and African slaves are often referred to as Creoles in some regions such as the Caribbean and Louisiana.
Some planters treated their slaves well because?
they understood that their financial success depended on the survival of the slaves.
What are some disadvantages of the cotton boom?
Many slaves were needed for picking all of the cotton that was in the planters property.
Some planters viewed indentured servants as?
Some planters viewed indentured servants as a source of cheap labor to help grow crops and increase profits. They preferred indentured servants over slaves as they were a more temporary and less expensive labor force.
What might some find threatening about Thoreaus ideas?
it showed that people can be self sufficient and don't have to be slaves.
What was slavery in the South?
Because of plantation system, the planters needed large numbers of agricultural laborers. Rather than pay wages, the planters thought it was more economical to own large numbers of slaves. Some were trained in needed skills: dress making, cooking, carpentry, blacksmithing, and some were taught to be hosehold servants as well as field hands. The planters owned the slaves. The slaves were considered chattels. They could be bought and sold as though they were livestock. Families could be broken up with different members being traded to separate families. Slavery was the product of agriculture on a vast scale run amok.
What is a sentence for planters?
Someone keeps stealing my planters.The flowers in the planters seem to be blooming well.
Did some slaves in the south show planters how to grow corn?
Yes. very few actually didn't know how corn was planted so they had to ration it. Any slave owners that weren't abusive (the ones that treated slaves almost equal, aside from not paying them) slaves gave them tips, such as how to plant corn.
How did the planters affect the Civil War?
Planter Families faced profound changes in the war's aftermath. Many lost not only their slaves but their life savings. some whose slaves departed the plantation had no other option but to do physical labor for the first time in their lives
