HISTORY

SLAVERY IN AMERICA

What is Slave? 

A slave is someone who is owned by another person.A slave doesn’t have: 

Choice Freedom Money 

A slave had to do what is asked by his master. Slaves were punished for not following their master's orders

This picture shows a slave who has been muzzled,

probably as a punishment for talking too much.

How Slaves Lived

HousingSome owners provided the slaves housing, in othercases, the slaves had to build their own homes.

They had little furniture and their beds usually made of straw or old rags.

Clothing

Slaves received one pair of shoes and three items of underwear a year. Although these and other clothing would be provided by their owner, they were often ill-fitting and made of coarse material

Free Time

Most slaves had to work from sunrise to sunset. Some owners allowed slaves one day off per month.

Slaves spent their free time mending their huts, making pots and pans and singing.

Slaves were not allowed to read or write, but some were allowed to go to church.

SLAVES PUNISHMENTS

They were put in shackels

They were put in contraptions

They were chained to the ground.

They were whipped

They were hung and left to die