Life on plantations

Cards (10)

  • 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