In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on African Slavery in America. xXr|WSe3"N[D)@+? Slaves were forced to labour for six days a week, often from dawn to sundown. This, of course, contributed to the deplorable living conditions that most slaves lived in. The overseer was in charge of the slaves. endobj Identify the statements that describe this "peculiar institution" in the antebellum American South. /Lang (de-AT) Slaves would spend their non-forced working time mending their huts, making pots and pans and relaxing. Note: Please be aware of the environment you and your students create when discussing the experiences of people of African descent, particularly enslaved people. They had little in the way of furniture and their beds usually made of straw or old rags. Read Big Idea 3: Slavery in American Life. Ask students to choose one of the universities listed at the following links and create a report exploring how that institution benefitted from or participated in slavery in the 1600s or 1700s and what, if any, responsibility they believe the institution has for providing restitution today: Universities Studying Slavery, Penn & Slavery Project, The Princeton & Slavery Project. The Americans never thought of Negroes as human beings and gave themselves god-like supremacy over them. 10 0 obj 706 The long hours they had to work in the fields meant that they had little free time for making things to improve their living conditions. The Living Conditions of Slaves in America Slavery was practiced throughout the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. During the early colonial period, slaves and . 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Slavery continued, however, to be legal in the . %PDF-1.4 << /Type /Page /Parent 8 0 R /Resources 3 0 R /Contents 2 0 R /MediaBox The economy of the South was (4) dependent (DEPEND) on slaves. }K FT5pkZbhb=UdQm[-?t/(Yo}rCfV'(I],u$>B3wRC$fN?I>Wvofbjd[hr[Z59#J=G'KO9: endstream endobj 209 0 obj 1302 endobj 176 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 166 0 R /Resources 177 0 R /Contents 190 0 R /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /CropBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Rotate 0 >> endobj 177 0 obj << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageC /ImageI ] /Font << /TT2 187 0 R /TT4 178 0 R /TT6 185 0 R /TT7 179 0 R /TT8 182 0 R /TT10 192 0 R /TT12 194 0 R >> /XObject << /Im1 195 0 R >> /ExtGState << /GS1 202 0 R >> /ColorSpace << /Cs6 188 0 R /Cs8 186 0 R >> >> endobj 178 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /TrueType /FirstChar 32 /LastChar 146 /Widths [ 342 0 0 0 0 0 0 332 543 543 0 0 361 480 361 0 0 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 711 402 0 0 0 0 617 0 776 762 724 830 683 650 811 837 546 555 771 637 948 847 850 733 0 782 710 682 812 764 1128 764 737 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 668 699 588 699 664 422 699 712 342 403 671 342 1058 712 687 699 699 497 593 456 712 650 979 669 651 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 332 ] /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /BaseFont /IPOFLF+Verdana-Bold /FontDescriptor 181 0 R >> endobj 179 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type0 /BaseFont /IPOFLI+PalatinoLinotype-Bold /Encoding /Identity-H /DescendantFonts [ 205 0 R ] /ToUnicode 183 0 R >> endobj 180 0 obj << /Type /FontDescriptor /Ascent 731 /CapHeight 0 /Descent -284 /Flags 34 /FontBBox [ -174 -299 1445 1050 ] /FontName /IPOFMJ+PalatinoLinotype-Bold /ItalicAngle 0 /StemV 133 /FontFile2 199 0 R >> endobj 181 0 obj << /Type /FontDescriptor /Ascent 1005 /CapHeight 734 /Descent -209 /Flags 32 /FontBBox [ -73 -208 1707 1000 ] /FontName /IPOFLF+Verdana-Bold /ItalicAngle 0 /StemV 188 /XHeight 546 /FontFile2 197 0 R >> endobj 182 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /TrueType /FirstChar 32 /LastChar 146 /Widths [ 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 0 250 0 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 778 661 722 831 606 558 833 833 389 389 770 606 1000 833 833 610 0 714 611 667 778 778 0 0 667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 278 ] /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /BaseFont /IPOFMJ+PalatinoLinotype-Bold /FontDescriptor 180 0 R >> endobj 183 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 218 >> stream If they stopped or took a rest, they were punished by someone called the overseer. purchase. The slaves made up 80% of the property value of the plantation. Mary Reynolds explains how men and women in the stocks were tied down with screws and cruelly beaten by overseers with whips that cut the flesh to the bone. The Church developed a child-like dependency in the slaves. D[e81Y5A^RL&\t7[5~h6O$m0 x These interviews, conducted between 1932 and 1975, capture the recollections of twenty-three identifiable people born between 1823 and the early 1860s and known to have been former slaves. The punishments took many. To download/print, click on pop-out icon or print icon to worksheet to print or download. Why might London have decided to run away from slavery? Those who fled went to Canada, thanks to the help of the, In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln wrote the, was not at all a humanist decision though. The six stations are designed to help bridge the gap. Perhaps that's why, in August 1865, a former slaveowner named Colonel P.H. The living conditions of slaves in the antebellum American South were some of the worst for slaves across history. 0000139783 00000 n 2 0 obj k'R{I[59nZP(sae5P0oK@%Q=s2%oWnNI6kBGjf WEF~-Y~OLv_ hj&E(RYsUh[QVYx These include the Roman alphabet, unbelievable architectural styles, bridges, and even inspiring modern Democracy. He spent his first nine years of life an enslaved child on the piedmont Virginia tobacco plantation. the slaves had breakfast. 0000006593 00000 n But this was later . 3 0 obj Most did not __________ complain for fear of, tried to _____________ themselves either by revolts or by fleeing, but, killed. Some material and features may be unavailable These middle school lesson plans help students understand the legacy of personal histories, how to create a Virtual Museum of their own, and learn. -The Old South was the largest and most powerful slave-holding society in the modern world. Ask students to research modern slavery and write and record a public service announcement to inform their peers and community about the problem and possible solutions. The U.S. Census data and shapefiles for these maps comes from Minnesota Population Center, National Historical Geographic Information System, version 2.0 (Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 2011).For a description of the questions asked on the 1790 to 1860 censuses, see Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000 (U.S Census Bureau, 2002). stream In South America, the slaves spent most of the time cultivating and harvesting crops. /Metadata 4 0 R The trade was at its height during the 18th century when Britain was the most active trading nation. It is strange that the Christian doctrines, in the US, which taught equality and brotherhood should have allowed slave owners to condone such cruelty, inequality and servitude. Even the seemingly soft-hearted master with lamb-like disposition was capable of tiger-like fierceness. Slaves that had to build their own houses tended to make them like the houses they had had in Africa and they all had thatched roofs. The slave trade tale is a reality of dualism as represented in the epilogue of Invisible Man. HistoryOnTheNet 2000-2019. 0000005945 00000 n 0000075649 00000 n endobj 0000100802 00000 n << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] /ColorSpace << /Cs1 5 0 R >> /Font << /F2.0 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Felton Bequest, 1922. A few became skilled artisanscarpenters, bricklayers, and tanners $|3Nf8C4^j$k9-j}pDE|i] `=A:d kl7LEST']Aq0!0aVw2Sn^_h3d\`) i}@n? The Lives of Slaves, Heretics, Cave-Dwellers, and Other People Ancient History Never Tells You AboutRobert Garland For the full History Unplugged podcast, click here! As legal property of their masters they had no rights themselves and fared far worse than Roman slaves or medieval serfs. Slaves working on a tobacco plantation. Booker T. Washington was born a slave on the Burroughs plantation in Franklin County, Virginia on April 5, 1856. The slave masters thought that poor diet would actually keep the slaves from committing crime. The dimensions that a slave was allotted on a slave ship were 5 feet of height and 2 feet of width. endstream I}Kq{ea!9'"9iEdSXf)-JTWW7_7nfDbM7b^|>FX%E)rHK`3k]J$I, {"ZY nrd*dr[;U^,\_2lw. Slaves would be given one pair of shoes and three items of underwear a year. << /Length 4 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> endobj An elementary school in upstate New York has issued an apology after some fourth graders were wrongly taught that enslaved Africans came to America by choice. crammed onto slave ships. Acrostic Poem. [0 0 612 792] >> Slaves were not allowed to read or write, but some were allowed to go to church. 0000100620 00000 n What did slave owners do with their slaves? 3 0 obj B1 Slavery in America LIU033 Word Formation: Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits in each . This article is part of our extensive resources on black history. Some had their ears burnt with a hot iron. Teacher Preparation: Review Londons story in the Finding Freedom interactive. 0000130856 00000 n Slavery. Each slave was given a large basket and two coarse bags the size of a pillow. stream Slave Punishments in the Antebellum American South, Black History in the United States: Slavery, Civil Rights, Culture, The Triangular Trade Black Peoples of America, California Do not sell my personal information. Using Big Idea 3: Slavery in American Life as a starting point, and incorporating additional research, have students create a relationship map showing the various ways that slavery touched one of the colonies prior to the Revolutionary War. ;A&=)KWC%*.0m0p% #!m1_nu`ATbS4u1P)FsdyhK}+E'WUL4t|ve+YK{x48>Z_uQ3 F^S*O~zuZEnWctERM('8$> U7k=.kZ":\%#fFl"X)$pb:^wYUh= |m*&%\,"=u6. Why do you think the Virginia General Assembly prohibited manumission? >> The worksheets below can be very helpful for your classes. endobj 0000008529 00000 n Vocabulary. The slaves who worked inside the house often had better living conditions than the slaves that worked outside on the fields. The Americans intended to derive maximum profit from slaves by denying the slaves their identity, their culture and their worldview. << To download/print, click on pop-out icon or print icon to worksheet to print or download. stream They usually lived in the kitchen and stables. On moonlit nights, the slaves were kept longer on the fields. The slaves stayed in cabins, which were dilapidated, windowless and earth floors. /ViewerPreferences 7 0 R Found worksheet you are looking for? Planters had a habit of keeping black and coloured mistresses on their plantations for sexual gratification. uuid:58AF5D5C-3056-4466-B753-151A828D57DF They were ill-treated and were denied any form of citizenship. x}KeIn~]fx?%lW/do~873zIV_8_no_4xk#sG(mJg{y2q/:]9[Acg2/k2}aNqZlQy>k+O{m]={/1>9{p/)f]Z}JX-Sg"x%d;)clE=^s~_$l5{0].v`C~~N9"kHQMDG Now I Know men are different and that all life is divided and that only in division is there true health. % They arrived in the New World during the 1600s and 1700s by way of slave ships as part of a business triangle. 0000004401 00000 n Teacher Preparation: Review Big Idea 3: Slavery in American Life and print enough copies for each student to have one. Objectives As you teach this section, keep students View the Finding Freedom Teacher Guide Big Idea 3 to find lesson plans, resources, and worksheets available to download and print. Most of them worked in tobacco, cotton and sugarcane fields. Enslaved Africans in the United States used a number of measures to show resistance to a life in bondage. Slavery had associated with it the health problems commonly associated with poverty. While some speculate that certain graves dating back to 8000 BC in Egypt showed enslavement of a tribe, it is commonly said that slavery probably started with the invention of agriculture about 11,000 years ago. Other slaves cultivated the vegetable gardens, or attended to livestock. 7 0 R /F3.0 19 0 R /F1.0 6 0 R >> >> After that, his story is very unusual. You have been sold to white men who are leading you and your family toward big ships. !5 because slave __________ wanted to ______________ their culture and, others allowed slaves one day a month off and some allowed their slaves to have Sundays as a rest, On some plantations the owners would provide the, small ________, on others the slaves had to build their own homes. 0000004905 00000 n Imagine life in the 1700s in historic Old City with 1.5-hour guided neighborhood walking tours each Saturday and Sunday. Monthly rations of food consisted of eight pounds of pork or equivalent in fish, and . endobj They were to be moved about at the producers will. By nightfall, the baskets would have been filled and carried off to be weighed at a central depot. Discuss as a group. [ /ICCBased 9 0 R ] Most people believe that slavery was abolished with the 13th Amendment. endobj Distribute the Virginia Laws on Manumission worksheet. The passage of national legislation, such as the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, made it even more difficult for slaves in the antebellum South to escape to freedom. When one of the enslaved people was stricken with dysentery or smallpox, they were cast overboard. Their cultural beliefs were eroded due to new religious practices they were introduced to. /Marked true Any person that teaches a person of colour, slave or free or each offence to read or write, or causes such a person to be taught, is subjected to a fine of 30 dollars for each offence; and every person of colour who keeps a school to teach reading and writing, is subject to a fine of thirty dollars, or to be imprisoned for ten days and whipped thirty-nine lashes, writes John Murray in The Slave Trade. slave labour but those in the north disagreed with the use of slaves. All rights reserved. Families were systematically torn apart, often without warning. 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