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Where did most slaves live and work?
Most slaves in the time of the 13 colonies lived on the Plantations. They were needed because harvesting requiered strenuous work, so most slaves spent mos of their time in the feild tending to mostly tabacco. During this time the christians did not oppose slavery because they told themselves that the slaves were not Christians so it was ok to make them work.
In the south most slaves were forced to work on large plantations true or false?
True. In the southern United States, most slaves were forced to work on large plantations, where they were subjected to harsh living and working conditions. This system of forced labor was a central aspect of the antebellum South's economy and society.
What was life like on the sugar plantation for slavery?
The Slaves on Sugar Plantations in Brazil and Cuba did not last very long... the treatment was much more harsh then in the Americas... where many of the slaves lived to ripe old age....and multiplied to the point that slaves were no longer needed to come directly from Africa any more... so we find that most slaves in America were born there... However, slaves in the sugar plantations were lucky to live 2 or 3 years before they died... of disease, abuse or an farming accident.
Why did the southern colonies had the most slaves?
The southern colonies had the most slaves due to their reliance on labor-intensive crop production, such as tobacco, rice, and indigo. The warm climate and fertile soil also made it conducive to large-scale agricultural operations that required a significant labor force. Additionally, the plantation system that developed in the South further entrenched the institution of slavery.
What was the extent of slavery among the Southern white population?
A very small percentage of White Southerners owned slaves before The Civil War, something around 5%. However, Slaveowners would rent slaves to non slave owning farmers for a few days work. That way small farmers could get their crops planted and harvested. Still, most of the time small farmers would do most of the work on their own farms.
Where did most slaves live?
southern plantations
Where on the plantations did slaves live?
They had cabins, in which they lived. not cabins, sheds. Sheds that never kept the wind out, they were always cold at night. Most slaveowners had comfortable, although small, cabins for their slaves, complete with fireplaces. They are to be seen in many restored plantations in the South, like Chincquapenn, here in North Carolina.
What did most rich southern planter do with their wealth?
C.They put it back into their plantations and bought slaves.
What was the most slavery in the south?
slaves worked on plantations
What group of people were doing the most work on the southern plantations?
Slaves
In the south were most slaves forced to work on large plantations?
yes
What was life in general like for those enslaved in the American South in the nineteenth century where and how did they live and work?
Most slaves lived on plantations with 20 or more other slaves, or in the case of a small slave owner, had links with slaves nearby. Slave owners were supposed to house, feed, and clothe their slaves from infancy till death. Most slaves worked in the fields, though some of the women were used as house servants, wet nurses, or 'babysitters,' and the men as coachmen.
What did most rich southern planters do with wealth?
they put it back into their plantations and bought slaves.
What did most rich southerners do with their wealth?
C.They put it back into their plantations and bought slaves.
Who looked after owners house and family on southern plantations?
House slaves looked after the owners house and family on Southern plantations. House slaves were selected from the most well-behaved of the field slaves. House slaves cooked the meals, cleaned the house, did the laundry, and looked after the children.
Why did the southern colonies have the most slaves?
BEcause thats where the cash crops were. Slaves were needed in the south to work on plantations and pick cotton
How were plantations in the southern colonies differents from small farms?
Southern colonies had rich soil and warm climate
