Working and Living Conditions
How long did most enslaved people work?
All day long
Did enslaved people have enough food?
No.
A secret network of free Black people and White people who helped thousands of people escape slavery and go to states without slavery and Canada...
The Underground Railroad
Were enslaved people allowed to legally get married?
No.
Enslaved people's way of recording stories...
Quilts
Where did enslaved people work?
In the fields and in the house
The title of a person who specialized in turning independent, spirited African Americans into humble, obedient enslaved people...
Slave Breaker
Who led a rebellion that ended in the deaths of 57 white southerners and over 200 deaths of southern African Americans?
Nat Turner
What tradition was created for the purposes of marriages between enslaved people that is still seen in many African American weddings today?
Jumping the broom
Songs that combined religion and the everyday experiences of enslaved people...
Spirituals
What were the floors of enslaved people's cabins made of?
Dirt
Since harsh punishment often ended up backfiring on the enslavers, most preferred to control their slaves by making enslaved people feel totally _____________ on them.
Dependent
Why did the FIC start refusing to insure property in the south.
It was common for enslaved people to burn down their owners' homes and barns.
How did enslavers go about breaking up families?
By selling family members to other enslavers
The term given to African Americans' "invisible" churches in the forests...
Hush arbors
What were enslaved people's clothes made out of?
Rough fabric
What was the name of the "Slave Breaker" that Frederick Douglass was sent to?
Edward Covey
What two revolutions did Denmark Vesey attempt to base his revolution off of?
French & Haitian
At what age did children begin working?
6-years-old
In the spiritual "Moses," what do these terms refer to?
-Pharaoh
-River Jordan
-Plantation/slave owners
-The Mississippi or Ohio Rivers which separate the free from the enslaved states
Name AT LEAST one chore enslaved people still had to do after the sun went down.
-Carry water
-Feed pigs
-Shuck corn
-Split wood
-Clean cotton
Name AT LEAST one method that was used to control enslaved people.
-Giving whippings
-Witholding food
-Using people who hunted for fugitives from slavery
Name AT LEAST one example of enslaved people's day-to-day resistance.
-Pulling down fences
-Breaking tools
-Damaging crops
-Pretending to be injured, ignorant, sick, or mentally ill to get out of work
Name AT LEAST one lesson enslaved parents taught their children.
-To be silent around white people
-To be obedient
-To respect their elders
Name AT LEAST one way enslaved women were able to combine chores with socializing.
-Pea-shelling parties
-Corn-husking parties
-Quilting bees