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Life was hard. The field slaves worked from sun up till sun down and the house slaves worked even longer though their job might be considered easier. The life of a slave depended entirely on their owner. Some were cruel and some were almost kind, "almost" can only be said because they had slaves in the first place. Slaves were basically tools to be used, worn out and then replaced. Woman were also used for making more slaves. Some were made to marry and bear children before they were even 13 years old.
There is an entire genre of Slave Literature. Nat Turner wrote one and so did several other individuals. I am currently reading a collection called. "I was a Slave", all first hand accounts. Just find one, or many of these books, and you will get better information than anyone currently alive could ever provide.
There are thousands of excellent websites where you could get an education about the life of a slave in Antebellum America. Please see the links provided below.
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What was it like being a slave in the slave trade?
Life was horrible and the slaves were kept in bad conditions and they smelled bad.
What was life like as a slave owner?
Good enough to be worth defending with a war.
What was life like for free blacks?
it was a struggle for the freed slave because they didn't know what to do or how to get jobs or nothing!
What was life like in the south in 1840-1860?
Depending on who you were it was good or bad. If you were a slave things were pretty tough. If you were a slave owner then you were fairly comfortable financially , you had people to work for your for free and could sell their children at anytime to earn more income.
What was plantation life?
It depends what your position was. As an owner it was a pleasant enough life. As a slave it was unrelenting work
Historians views on plantation life?
What life is like on as a plantation slave ?
What is life like as a slave in the Gemini's time?
pizza
What ex slave wrote what it was like to be property?
Olaudah Equiano wrote a book on his life as a slave.
Why were slaves scared to run?
What was life like being a slave
What was it like being a slave in the slave trade?
Life was horrible and the slaves were kept in bad conditions and they smelled bad.
What was the life of Harriet Tubman life like before she became a part of the Underground Railroad?
She was a slave
What was life like as slave then and how is it now?
better because they have rights now
What do you think life would been like for a slave?
I will faced many
How longe are you a slave?
A slave was a slave for life.
What the life of Sarah Boone like?
it was hard for her because she grew up as a slave
What was life like as a slave owner?
Good enough to be worth defending with a war.
What was life like in Jamaica?
the slaves wnt to Jamaica as part of the slave trade
