LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Some slaves grew gardens, hunted and fished to supplement their diet.
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Families always stayed together.
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Enslaved people lived in isolation and fear.
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Women and children worked hard, long hours
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chattel slavery is the most common form of slavery known to Americans. This system, which allowed people-considered legal property-to be bought, sold and owned forever, was lawful and supported by the United States and European powers from the 16th – 18th centuries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Traditional or Chattel Slavery Such chattel slaves are used for their labor, sex, and breeding, and they are exchanged for camels, trucks, guns and money. Children of chattel slaves remain the property of their master.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the early 19th century, most enslaved men and women worked on large agricultural plantations as house servants or field hands. Life for enslaved men and women was brutal; they were subject to repression, harsh punishments, and strict racial policing.
Detailed explanation-4: -In general, the conditions of slavery in the northern colonies, where slaves were engaged more in nonagricultural pursuits (such as mining, maritime, and domestic work), were less severe and harsh than in the southern colonies, where most were used on plantations.