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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Which was NOT a condition of life for enslaved people?
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Hard work, even for women and children
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Isolation, subjugation and fear of punishment
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The ability to always keep families intact
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The ability to hunt, fish and grow gardens to supplement their diets
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Unsanitary conditions, inadequate nutrition and unrelenting hard labor made slaves highly susceptible to disease. Illnesses were generally not treated adequately, and slaves were often forced to work even when sick. The rice plantations were the most deadly.
Detailed explanation-2: -Extended families not only ensured that their members were physically provided for, but they also offered emotional support. Watching a mother, a husband, or a child being beaten or otherwise brutalized, could be as painful as losing that person.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which describes a common experience for enslaved families? Family members often were sold separately and split up from one another.
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