Lodgings, Food, Clothing
Slave cabins were also called what?
Slave quarters
What were house slaves also known as?
Domestic servants
The 13th Amendment outlaws slavery in the United States except for who?
Prisoners convicted of a crime
To leave the plantation, slaves needed what?
A written pass from their owner
Name three punishments used on slaves.
Less desirable tasks, whipping, beating, sexual assault, imprisonment on plantation, shackling, branding, non-lethal hanging, mutilation, selling away from plantation, torture.
Who was the only slave you could expect to be dressed in fine clothes?
Butler or footman
How did white slave owners describe their house slaves in letters to others?
Dirty, lazy, unskilled
What time-consuming problem arose when slaves had to process picked cotton?
Removing sticks and seeds from picked cotton
What three roles (jobs) existed on slave plantations?
Plantation owner, overseer, driver
What two seasons (or activities) on a plantation required slaves to work 15-16 hours per day?
Planting and harvesting
What was the plantation owner's house known as?
The Big House
What did enslaved wet nurses do?`
Breast fed plantation owner's children
What device removed sticks and seeds from picked cotton?
Cotton gin
What is a quota for a slave?
A set amount of something to do or pick by the end of the day
Who led the biggest slave revolt in American history in Virginia in 1831?
Nat Turner
What day of the week were slaves permitted to tend their gardens and forage for wild foods?
Sunday
How were house slaves supposed to interact with white visitors?
Don't make eye contact, pretend you're not listening to conversations
What region of the American South is known for ideal cotton-growing conditions?
Black Belt
What does "sold down the river" mean?
Returned runaway slaves were sold further south along the Mississippi River so their escape route would be even longer.
What percentage of slaves labored in cities?
Between 5%-10%
What did slaves drink out of?
A dipper
What slave of Thomas Jefferson points to widespread sexual abuse of enslaved women?
Sally Hemings
Name three difficulties of harvesting (picking) cotton.
1. Cotton bolls had sharp thorns
2. Cotton bags were extremely heavy
3. Plants stood 3 feet, so pickers had to stoop
What is the difference between the task system and gang system?
Task system: set task to complete; once done, no more work.
Labor system: sunup to sundown, men forced to work at high speeds under pressure
What became even harsher after Nat Turner's rebellion in Virginia?
Slave codes