slavery in the southern colonies

southern slave life

• Children lived fairly easy lifes if the slave owner was wealthy
• The parents hired teachers to teach the children how to read and write
• Girls learnd how to manage a large household with many servants
• Boys learnd how to run the plantation
• Life was very diffirent in the back country

southern slavery

• Africans were not treated as humans they were bought and sold as property
• Every kid was forced to work 
• The hard workers were not fed well
• Many slave refused by working slowly as possible with out being punished
• The houses were small and cramped

African cultre

• They created a community that was like a large familly
• They looked to the bible for stories of inspiration
• They rememberd their past by telling stories
• They sang songs to help pass the time while working
• They created a language out of african languages and English

Plantations & small farms

• The plantations were more like small villiages than farms
• The masters house was usually surrounded by stabels and farms
• People were not fed very well

Plantations & small farms

• The plantations were more like small villiages than farms
• The masters house was usually surrounded by stabels and farms

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