1. The Peculiar Institution
... used to get the slaves to tend to the fields. The most popular way was by using fear. The slaves were scared into working by a variety of methods. The most famous was the use of whipping and other forms of punishment given to slaves who did not complete their jobs successfully. Another way southern slave drivers used fear to make slaves ... slaves" point of view. It was interesting to see the benefits of slavery to the plantation owners. One thing that Mr. Stampp did that was great was he used real quotes of plantation owners from that time to back up his examples as well as real docume...
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- Grade Level: High School