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SLAVE TRADE
Life on plantations
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How could
slaves
resist
Worked slowly
Made deliberate mistakes
Damaged owners
property
Who would be employed by the slave owners
Overseer
/
driver
What was the purpose of
overseers
To discipline
slaves
how would
slave owners
prevent the threat of slaves running away
Kept detailed
descriptions
of slaves
Branded
Had to carry a
ticket
to leave the plantation
What did
slaves
have to do for
themselves
Grow food
What diseases were common on plantations
Smallpox
and
dysentery
What were slaves forced to do
Work long
hours
, typically
12
hours
What made working on sugar plantations dangerous
The work was
back breaking
What were all slaves expected to do
Work
regardless
of age
What could slaves be on plantations
Domestic help or field workers