Uncle Toms Cabin

Slavery in America stems well back to when the new world was first discovered and was led by the country to start the African Slave Trade-Portugal. The African Slave Trade was first exploited for plantations in that is now called the Caribbean, and eventually reached the southern coasts of America. Slavery was a practice which was much favored by the South. In the North, Americans were more industrial oriented, and had little use for slaves. The woman slaves usually worked in the homes, cooking and cleaning, whereas the men were sent out into the plantations to farm. Slaves were of all ages and sexes so the young girls would usually help in the house also and young boys would help in the farm by bailing hay and loading wagons with crops. The slaves made up

trained to find black slaves. Then the slave, upon returning, would be executed or severely whipped.

they did not own slaves themselves) could no longer turn away from it. I believe in what she said it being both the North and South’s fault for slavery. Sure the free states didn’t have slaves, but what did they do while the South had slaves, they only encourage and defended to not have slaves up North. This is how slavery affects everyone their needs to be, "education instead of separation." "There will be hope, or there will be God’s wrath."

As you can see slavery was very common in the southern states. George Washington was America’s hero. He was America’s first president. He was a slave owner. He deplored slavery but did not release his slaves. His will stated that they would be released after the death of his wife. Washington wasn’t the only president to have slaves. Thomas Jefferson wrote, "All men are created equal," but died leaving his blacks in slavery.

population around the year of 1860. Their was nearly 4 million slaves in the southern states.

Owners housed their slaves and provided them with food and clothing. Field hands worked long hard days, longer than any other slaves. Their workday generally lasted from sunrise to sunset. Some of these slaves were housed as well as free worker

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