His Family was hardworking and loving but the realities of living in poverty often made life hard for Jessie. ... Living on the ship made Jessie go on the brink of insanity but after a while he got use to the sea. ... Screams of women and children came from below the deck. Cries louder than the thundery storm itself came from below as well. ... The stench of the slaves below deck made the trip a hundred times more unbearable. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It cannot be argued that this is benevolent treatment, to hold a man against his will, though they undoubtedly were living under better conditions than even a prisoner of war might today. ... The Africans, who were most likely kidnapped from their homeland, were cramped below the deck of the ship where they were afforded not even enough room to turn over. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He earned his wealth by contributing to the ever-growing economy with the goal of living the American Dream of being rich and famous. ... Carnegie came from a promising background and had a good start, whereas Douglas started below the zero point, as a slave, which was not promising at all. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

He began to think "of the United States as a biracial society" which would make whites living with blacks tough. ... Striner quibbles how when Lincoln was offered to have the seceded states return but have slavery "spread in all federal territories and future territories below the line of 36 degrees, [as well as prevent] Congress from interfering with the interstate slave trade," he declined the offer. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate