Despite the harsh reality of slavery in America, African American slaves found ways to cope with their reality on plantation. African American Slaves were exploited when it came to work on plantation. For the household slaves, they had to cook, clean, serve, be a wet-nurse and also be available for the masters at all time, even if it was in the middle of the night. As for the slaves who work in the crops, they were obligated to work before sunrise until sunset, reaching up to eighteen hours work. During those hours they had a break at noon for two hours, one for lunch and the other one for resting.
On the other hand, the South was all for slavery. They depended on slaves for their agriculture and without them they would not be able to make a living. The South viewed slaves as property and not as people. They thought that The Fugitive Slave Act was only fair because they had bought them for money and that they should be returned. A typical day for a slave would be to wake up at sunrise and work in the fields.
Matt Bresnahan P. 02 English III March 7, 2012 Rough Draft The Economics in Slavery Slavery was a prevalent issue throughout the nineteenth and into the early twentieth century. It raised many questions morally but was the real topic of debate was that it was justifiable. Slavery was not meant to put down blacks as a race; it was a tool used by southern families to help around the house and used in hopes of creating economic success Slaves were cared for in terms of human necessities; Slaves were extremely important to their masters and their master’s family. They served many purposes ranging from a farm hand all the way to cooks or house cleaners. Each slave was an investment made by the owner and in order to support
Slavery In America There are many forms of slavery. There is forced labor, child labor, trafficking, and plantation slaves. To be considered a bonded labor slave, a person would have to be taken, or be tricked into a loan. Since there wasn't many ways to make money, a person would have to repay their loan by working long hours. Most slaves worked day in and out, to provide food and shelter for themselves.
“Sharecropping is exactly what the name suggests—a system under which both landowner and tenant receive a share of the crop. By the end of slavery, some ex African Americans that were slaved started to work as Sharecroppers on the same land once they were enslaved upon. With high demand of labor in the south, Virginia became a common place to find former slaves working as sharecroppers as well as poor whites. Sharecropping was also an attempt on behalf of planters to control the labor market and benefit from the system. With the 19th century depression, sharecroppers and farmers were greatly affected however the “golden age” of America agriculture arrived by the twentieth century.
Plantations were a big part of the economy in the South because that’s where they grew their cotton, and without slaves, the plantations would die. The economy was a cause in the Civil War because the North and South started to realize who wanted slaves and who didn’t. Another important cause of the Civil War was conflict between the North and the South about the issue of slavery. Slavery was a big issue in the South, whereas the North yearned for the abolish of slave labor. According to Document 1, Railroads were slim in the South, for the reason that slaves would have an easy way to escape.
Once they had aimed at their destination, they were sold to white people at auctions. The auctions were similar to cattle auctions and very humiliating. Their owners, just like cattle, then branded the slaves with a hot iron. Some slaves worked at their owners/masters house as domestic servants. However most, slaves worked in the fields.
Under his supervision were the field laborers. The field slaves were to answer to Grimes, often times even during the rare occasions that Master John was on the plantation. For the most part, “Big Missy,” Master John’s wife, was in charge of the house slaves. She was very strict and demanding in them having the house cleaned and breakfast, lunch, and dinner prepared to her exact specifications; when and how she wanted it. Although we didn’t find any on Master John’s plantation in Jubilee, the chain of command as viewed through a historical lens of slavery often times included, artisans and craftspeople as well.
Revelation! Slavery was a big part of the United States around the 1830’s. The whites and slave owners were very cruel to the African Americans. The made them go through long hours of tenuous work with little food and sleep. If the African Americans didn’t obey or perform to the expectations of the slave owners they were viciously beaten.
Also this created a huge population of poor indentured servants who would come across seeking their fortunes and be spending most of a decade working on a plantation. However with the well of indentured servants running dry, plantation owners started using slaves to do the back breaking labor, which led to majority black states by the nineteenth century. These colonies never did develop any industry beyond tobacco and stayed mostly agricultural societies until much after the