Life as a Slave in North Carolina

1. Life as a Slave in North Carolina Savannah Shoaf

2. Daily Life as a Slave in North Carolina The slaves in the field worked from sun up to sun down. Even the young and the old were not exempt from doing work. They were usually aloud a day off on Sunday and some holidays.

3. Were the slaves relied on outside of the Plantation Yes, they were because the town because if there was a house that needed to be built they had the slaves do it. Other things that the towns people relied on the slaves for were their abilities to do carpentry, masonry, and construction, and as well they were also skilled in sailing and boating for it was growth and success.

4. Why did North Carolina do slavery Because like other Southern states were trying to build its economy during the 18th and 19th centuries. They raised crops did domestic chores, built new buildings, and sailed ships they did many other things like these and were never paid.

5. Other Question • Were many slaves separated families? Yes, many families were spread apart and the punishment and violence were all to common. • What did they eat? The slaveholders would usually not allow them to have meat or fish.

6. Slaves were often whipped because they were not doing there job of disobeying orders. Also when they tried to run away they were whipped

7. Websites Used for Facts • http://www.lib.unc.edu/stories/slavery/ • http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-antebellum/1.0 Websites Used for Pictures