Slave Treatment
How did a slave get punished?
Getting whipped.
What part of the USA relied heavily on slavery.
The south.
This underground network helped slaves escape.
What is the underground railroad?
Many plantation owners claimed this was necessary for their business.
What are slaves?
Many enslaved African American retained their identity through these traditions.
Cultural Traditions
How did the constitution include voting for slaves?
What is the three-fifths compromise?
Who is this person who argued against slavery that wrote a famous pamphlet?
This founding father had lots of slaves.
Who is George Washington?
Many slaves were fed these things.
cornmeal and salt pork, occasionally supplemented with other things.
The cotton-gin had this impact on slavery.
It increased demand for slaves.
main reason people wanted to end slavery?
Slavery is considered inhumane.
Many people argued that slaves were better off than beggars. What is this argument called?
What is the paternalstic argument?
Slaves lacked these things.
Freedom and eduecation
who was against slavery in the USA?
What are abolitionists
Southern states argued that this document allowed slavery.
What is the constitution?
How much work did a slave do per day?
The whole day, or sunrise to sunset.
What did people trade for slaves in colonial America?
Often tobacco and lumber, but sometimes other things.
George Washington had how many slaves?
At max 600 slaves(rounded).