Resistance
This was one of the easiest forms of resistance because they often were in charge of making it
Burning/Ruining Food
Most common form of slave auction, went to whoever paid the most
Highest Bidder
Most common form of punishment
Whipping
Slaves played dodgeball without eliminations because it reminded them of these 2 things
Being sold or being killed
The most profitable crop slaves grew was
Cotton
Songs were used as
encoded messages
Used to cover wounds and other abrasions to make them more marketable
Palm Oil
Although it was seen as losing valuable property why did slave owners sometimes decide to kill slaves
make a statement
Runaways typically changed this once they became free because they thought it still marked them as being owned
Their slave name
The person directly under the master and typically punishes the slaves
Overseer
Who was known as the Moses of their people
Harriet Tubman
Buyers offered the ship’s captain enough money for all the slaves. Once the total was reached, the gate was thrown open and the buyers rushed in to ‘grab’ the slaves they wanted.
Scramble
The name of the whip that had multiple lashes
Cat o' nine tails
This person was typically in charge of other slave children whos parents had been killed or sold
Slave mother
A slave whos punishes other slaves and is given additional benefits
Driver
This slave rebel was hung for leading his revolt and killing his master and 66 other white people
Nat Turner
Mens physical traits like muscle and stature were the focus of the auctioneers, what was the focus of women
Appearance/Reproduction
When someone is drug behind a horse its called a
Dutch Ride
Harriet Jacobs decided to runaway to
Protect her children
Why were women slaves sometimes considered more valuable than men
They could produce more slaves
Freedom is the ____ to all forms of resistance
Common Denominator
The ideal age for male slaves was between
13-25
Injured Humanity had a Mask that didn't allow people to eat. it also had rods coming from the neck, why?
TO make sure the slave couldn't rest
At least what percent of slave marriages were destroyed?
20%
Multiple teams based on fitness is known as
Gang System