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Slavery

Slavery. James Shaffer Period 7. What is Slavery?. Slavery is the practice of owning someone else in some manner. Triangular Trade. Europeans created trade system of many items. Traders packed Africans into sailing ships to be sold as slaves in America. Traded commodities Fish Furs Rum

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Slavery

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  1. Slavery James Shaffer Period 7

  2. What is Slavery? Slavery is the practice of owning someone else in some manner.

  3. Triangular Trade Europeans created trade system of many items. Traders packed Africans into sailing ships to be sold as slaves in America. Traded commodities Fish Furs Rum Slaves

  4. Life on Slave Ships Ships Traveled for months to different parts of the coast. The slaves lived in rough and unbearable conditions.

  5. Slave Auctions When they arrived, the slaves were washed and cleaned for auctions. Most of the time, the stronger, healthier slaves were bought.

  6. Slave Auctions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_m_qXMpLFo

  7. Slavery in the 1800’s There were as many as 4.5 million slaves in the mid 1800’s.There were two types of slaves; field and house slaves.

  8. Field Slaves Lived in worse conditions compared to house slaves. They worked from sunrise to sunset and had Sundays off.

  9. The minimum amount of cotton to be picked was 200 pounds a day.

  10. House Slaves Lived under better conditions than field workers. Had a better chance of learning how to read or write. Duties of a house slave Cooking Cleaning Serve meals Take care of children

  11. House Slaves House slaves took care of the children and did not get Sundays off.

  12. Slave Homes Most field slaves lived in wooden shacks. House slaves usually lived in their owners house.

  13. Escape! Many slaves tried to escape their owners in order to be free.

  14. Failed Escape If caught trying to escape, slaves were severely punished. • Punishments • Public Beatings • Whipping • Branded with “R” • Ear/hand cut off

  15. Helping an Escaped Slave Many white people and free African Americans would try help slaves escape.

  16. Helping an Escaped Slave If people were caught helping a slave escape, they were punished in various ways. Consequences Property loss Fines Jail time Public beatings Death

  17. Freedom Most slaves had a hard time escaping to freedom. Most escaped slaves ended up in the North to free states and Canada.

  18. Jim Jim is a slave to Miss Watson. He is separated from his wife and children.

  19. Jim Jim is a kind and loyal friend. He tries to shelter Huck from the horrible situations they encounter.

  20. Twain’s View on Slavery “Man is the only slave. And he is the only animal who enslaves. He has always been a slave in one form or another, and always has held other slaves in bondage under him in one way or another.” - Mark Twain

  21. Bibliography PHOTOS -www.latinamericanstudies.orghttp://www.latinamericanstudies.org/slaves-sugar.htm -Messent, Peter Wednesday 5 January 2011. December 5 2013http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/jan/05/censoring-mark-twain-n-word-unacceptable -Alexandria, Maya. MayaAlexandria.com. October 31, 2010http://mayaalexandri.com/ -“Slave Being Beaten.” Illustration. RecoveredHistories.org December 5, 2013http://recoveredhistories.org/storiescaribbean.php -Slave State Map. Blogspot.com. December 5, 2013http://civilwarodyssey.blogspot.com/p/whats-ahead.html -“Slaves Escaping.” Lownsteyn.com. December 5. 2013http://lowensteyn.com/litunits/slave_dancer/s8.html -“Slaves Working in Cotton Field.” Corbisimages.com December 5, 2013http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/IH024106/illustration-of-slaves-working-in-cotton-field -Moesser, Jamie “Cotton Plant.” Photo. June 1, 2011. December 5, 2013http://momitforward.com/hanes-successful-corporate-social-responsibility-in-a-sweatshirt/cotton-plant -The Illustrated London News. “House Slaves” May 23. 1863. December 5, 2013http://bjws.blogspot.com/2013/03/slaves-working.html -“The Life of a House Slave.” www.blogspot.com April 16, 2012. December 5, 2013http://slavehardships.blogspot.com/ -”Slaves in the 1800’s.” www.sodahead.com . December 5, 2013http://www.sodahead.com/fun/in-the-1800s-did-owners-of-slaves-ever-starve-their-slaves/question-434171/?link=ibaf&q=slaves%2Bin%2Bthe%2B1800%2527s&imgurl=www.old-picture.com%2Fcivil-war%2Fpictures%2FSouth-Slaves.jpg • “Slave Cabin.” www.wordpress.com. December 8, 2013< http://symonsez.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/frederick-douglass-american/> “Heavy Weights” www.howstuffworks.com December 8, 2013http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/underground-railroad2.htm -”Slave Auction” www.blogspot.com August 28, 2011. December 8, 2013http://usslave.blogspot.com/2011/08/slave-life-in-rio.html - Free man picture. www.blogspot.com. December 8, 2013http://belthorne2011.blogspot.com/2011/05/freedmen-alysa-wulf-lanie-novick-and.html www.mediaAbsurdity.com December 8, 2013http://mediaabsurdity.com/2011/01/05/the-pc-huck-finn-without-the-n-word/

  22. Bibliography - “What is Slavery?” December 5, 2013 www.wisegeek.com/what-is-slavery.htm • Kelly, Martin “Triangle Trade”www.About.comAmerican History December 4 2013<americanhistory.about.com/.../g/Triangle-Trade.htm> -Anstey, Roger. The Atlantic Slave Trade. encyclopedia.com 1975. December 5, 2013www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Slave_Trade.aspx -“The Slave Auction” Historyonthenet.com August 10, 2012. December 5, 2013 <www.historyonthenet.com/Slave_Trade/slave_auction.htm> -“Life on board slave ships” Internationalslaverymuseum.com December www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/slavery/middle_passage -“Escape from Slavery” Blackloyalists.com. December 5,2013 www.blackloyalist.com/.../story/revolution/escape.htm -“Runaway Slave Punishments” Myfatherwasaslave.com. December 5, 2013www.my-father-was-a-slave.com/runaway-slave-punishments.html • Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York, New York. Dover Publications, Inc. 1994 • Simkin, John “Slave Housing.” www.Spartacus.schoolnet. September, 1997. December 8, 2013< http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAShousing.htm> • Connors, Tiffany “How the Underground Railroad Worked.” www.howstuffworks.com. December 8, 2013http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/underground-railroad2.htm • Howstuffworks “What Happened to Escaped Slaves..” www.Discovery.com 2011. December 8, 2013http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/where-slaves-escape-from-south • SparkNotes Editors “SparkNote on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LCC.2002. Web. 26 Nov. 2013. December 8, 2013http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/citing.html • Lombardi, Esther”What does Mark Twain Say About Slavery..?” www.about.com. December 8, 2013< http://classiclit.about.com/od/marktwainfaqs/f/faq_mtwain_slav.htm • Tkortus”The Life of a Slave in the 1800’s.” www.Studymode.com December 5, 2013< http://www.studymode.com/essays/The-Life-Of-a-Slave-In-1199819.html

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