Conditions aboard the slave ships were wretched. Men, women and children crammed into every available space, denied adequate room, food or breathing space. The stench was appalling - the atmosphere inhumane to say the least. they do not eat very much only twice a day. If they refuse to eat their consequence is to be force fed.They are shackled and chained. When they first got on the ship they were stripped down and examined by the captian and the surgeon. Though the surgeon is hardly qualified his job is to keep them alive.
All day
about twice a day
the slave working 12-16 hours a day
In colonial times, an overseer was the boss of day-to-day slave activities. The overseer did whatever he needed to do to make sure slaves did their job.
The slaves, led by a man called Cinque, revolted against the crew. They killed the captain and the cook, and forced the 2 spanish slave owners to row them back to Africa. but during the day, the Spanish men rowed them east, but during the night they rowed north-west. It took 2 months before they reached America, but the slaves weren't put into prison, instead they were shipped back to Africa, as the slave ship was illegal.Hope that helped!
If they tried to escape in the day there slave masters would see them and call for help to catch the slave
Not all slave owners underfed their slaves. But the reason was an economic one. It was cheaper to feed them less.
the slaves had to produce mass number of good work all day and night.
Slaves usually did not have a say in their religion. Slaves that came from present day Angola and brought by the Portugese were baptized into Christian Religion on the ship.
Yes, Louisiana slave owners were able to legally work their slaves due to the institution of slavery being legal in the state. Slaves were considered property and their labor could be utilized by their owners for economic gain.
Louisiana slave owners were legally allowed to work their slaves for an unlimited amount of time each day, with no restrictions on the number of hours worked.
In "Incidents In The Life of a Slave Girl," Christmas is described as a good time for slaves. There are allowed to go from door to door soliciting donations, They make homemade presents and on the day either spend money or hunt to prepare a sumptuous meal.