A1 Cotton Gin Being Run by a Slave
The slavery Economy was greatly impacted by the cotton gin. Most slaves in the south would work on cotton farms and they would have to separate the cotton from the seeds and other things by hand, until the cotton gin was created in 1793. The gin would only require one person to run it and it could separate the cotton and seeds much faster than the slaves could. Because of the gin cotton production had become even more popular than before reaching more than 4 million bales a year in in the 1850’s. The gin was run by slaves, cotton had become even more profitable than before because of it’s spike of mass production is such a short period of time.
A2 Slaves Working in a Cotton Field
Not many farmers owned …show more content…
The slaves in the larger plantations would be looked after by a hired Overseer, the Overseer would keep watch over the slaves and ensure that the slaves were working nonstop from dawn to dusk. The slaves wake up and are sometimes, not often, fed a “meal” of boiled corn or cornbread, they then work until noon and will then eat their dinner, which is a short meal, they then continue to tend to the crops until sundown. After dark the slaves usually had more jobs to do such as, carry water, chop wood, feed pigs, ex. The slaves would be worked even passed their point of breaking.
B2 A Slave Working as a Seamstress
Not all slaves would work outside in the fields, some would be seamstresses, blacksmiths or carpenters. The slaves that worked inside would cook, clean, and raise the children. The conditions were not much better, they were also forced to work from dawn to dusk and usually later. Most of the slaves would be enslaved from the time they were six, to the time they died.
B3 Slaves Crammed Into a Small DIrty …show more content…
They would treat down fences, do extremely sloppy work, damaged crops, pretended to be sick, injured, or insane. One slave got out of work for years for faking being blind. Some resistances were not so peaceful though, some slaves poisoned their masters or tried to suffocate them. A lot of slaves would set fire to their owners land, so many that the insurance would not cover it. Some slaves who were physically punished would refuse to work, and owners would call these slaves lazy and disrespectful. One slave named Fredrick Douglas was so tired of being beaten he rebelled and he fought back, he hurt the slave breaker so was beating him for no reason. He was one of the major first people who started the movement. No matter how great the consequences slaves would still run away, either being killed for running away or mauled by dogs. Some of the slaves would walk during the night and sleep through the day, at night they would follow the North Star. Others would go by boat or train, some even shipped themselves to freedom.
D3 A “Conductor” Leading Slaves to Freedom on the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an organization of free slaves and whites who wanted to help. They would lead groups to safe houses water they would stay and hides between their travels. Guides would lead them to the safe houses and to freedom, they were called “conductors”. The journey was called the “freedom train.” Harriet Tubman was a conductor
The slavery Economy was greatly impacted by the cotton gin. Most slaves in the south would work on cotton farms and they would have to separate the cotton from the seeds and other things by hand, until the cotton gin was created in 1793. The gin would only require one person to run it and it could separate the cotton and seeds much faster than the slaves could. Because of the gin cotton production had become even more popular than before reaching more than 4 million bales a year in in the 1850’s. The gin was run by slaves, cotton had become even more profitable than before because of it’s spike of mass production is such a short period of time.
A2 Slaves Working in a Cotton Field
Not many farmers owned …show more content…
The slaves in the larger plantations would be looked after by a hired Overseer, the Overseer would keep watch over the slaves and ensure that the slaves were working nonstop from dawn to dusk. The slaves wake up and are sometimes, not often, fed a “meal” of boiled corn or cornbread, they then work until noon and will then eat their dinner, which is a short meal, they then continue to tend to the crops until sundown. After dark the slaves usually had more jobs to do such as, carry water, chop wood, feed pigs, ex. The slaves would be worked even passed their point of breaking.
B2 A Slave Working as a Seamstress
Not all slaves would work outside in the fields, some would be seamstresses, blacksmiths or carpenters. The slaves that worked inside would cook, clean, and raise the children. The conditions were not much better, they were also forced to work from dawn to dusk and usually later. Most of the slaves would be enslaved from the time they were six, to the time they died.
B3 Slaves Crammed Into a Small DIrty …show more content…
They would treat down fences, do extremely sloppy work, damaged crops, pretended to be sick, injured, or insane. One slave got out of work for years for faking being blind. Some resistances were not so peaceful though, some slaves poisoned their masters or tried to suffocate them. A lot of slaves would set fire to their owners land, so many that the insurance would not cover it. Some slaves who were physically punished would refuse to work, and owners would call these slaves lazy and disrespectful. One slave named Fredrick Douglas was so tired of being beaten he rebelled and he fought back, he hurt the slave breaker so was beating him for no reason. He was one of the major first people who started the movement. No matter how great the consequences slaves would still run away, either being killed for running away or mauled by dogs. Some of the slaves would walk during the night and sleep through the day, at night they would follow the North Star. Others would go by boat or train, some even shipped themselves to freedom.
D3 A “Conductor” Leading Slaves to Freedom on the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an organization of free slaves and whites who wanted to help. They would lead groups to safe houses water they would stay and hides between their travels. Guides would lead them to the safe houses and to freedom, they were called “conductors”. The journey was called the “freedom train.” Harriet Tubman was a conductor