LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Question
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What was the main job of the overseer?
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To teach enslaved people
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To hurt the enslaved people
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To watch the enslaved people and make sure they did their work
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To help enslaved people escape from slavery
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On a plantation where enslaved people were forced to work, it was the overseer’s job to make sure they were productive, ensuring that the plantation owner made as much money as possible. Overseers could, and often did, brutally punish enslaved workers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The overseer on a plantation was the “middle man, ” whose responsibilities included the management of the enslaved laborers according to the master’s orders.
Detailed explanation-3: -: a person who oversees others : a person with supervisory responsibilities. Her insider status was cemented in 1988 with a stint as … overseer of the party’s nominating convention.
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