Separation of marriages and families in slave trade, sexual abuse of slave women, and the harsh treatment of the slaves in the fields, were just a few ways that slaves were mistreated. ... The country was split in half on the issue of slavery. ... The owners of these plantation were not of great wealth, they lived modest lives and provided for there family, man did not even live in very nice homes at all. There was about 10,000 families that owned anywhere from fifty to a hundred slaves that worked hundreds of acres of land. ... Blacks mainly worked unskilled low paying jobs, such as a waiter,...

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Slaves had none of this, they were often split from there families, there was no learning except for learning how to do work for their masters, and they were a long way from what they considered home which was Africa. ...

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Also, their culture with their families was very rare. Most slaves did not end up with their families, however if some did end up with their families, they would be split up and would not be able to spend time with each other. ... One thought was to like them as a family, and the other was to be mean to them just because everybody else disliked them. ... The end of the slave trade meant that reproduction was essential to the survival of the system so families were often encouraged. ...

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The slave auction was one of the most brutal practices of the harsh system of slavery, devastating families and tearing apart entire communities. ... It was said that family members would find themselves split up. Some bidders did not want to buy the whole family, only the strongest, healthiest member. ...

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To keep in control of the slaves, masters had great power over his slaves "to buy or sell, to punish without sanction of the courts, to separate families, to exploit sexually, even to kill with little fear of being held legally responsible." ... This dispute eventually led to the split between Democratic and Republican perspectives. ...

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The Americans gave no regard to keeping the slave families together and would often split up families to prevent any kind of revolt. ... Owners encouraged slaves to have families within their establishment. ...

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Being able to work on a farm for a hacendado, was sometimes the only way to create a livable environment for one's family. ... After the Era of Imperialism there were basically four groups of peoples that the native South Americans were split into. ... Another distinct faction of the native's lives that changed because of imperialism was the specific jobs of the family. The family was, for the first time, able to be seen as an Economic Unit. When a family had a child that would survive, it was seen as a great blessing because each child would normally bring about substantial improve...

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The French's Christian Mission and Its Effects The Europeans colonized and infiltrated African civilizations in order to make a profit and to be known as a superior nation. By doing this, European colonists "messed up- the traditional African lifestyle. The European mission to bring civilizatio...

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A major element of suppression utilized by the planters was that of breaking family ties. After embarking the ships and the journey to the West Indies commenced, many families were separated; split between husband and wife, mother and children. ... After broken family ties and tribal separation, the slaves were given new names when they were purchased. ... Nevertheless, West African influence is evident to this day as Beverly Hall(1984)10 posits that the Niger-Congo family of languages which include Ewe, Ki-Kongo, Yoruba, (Asante) Twi and Efik account for the diversity of West African linguist...

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Introduction Many events of the 18th century impacted the abolition of Slavery. In the 1800's there were radical changes to the slave trade and North American slave holdings. In the U.S. movements were forming to stop the holding and trade of slaves. It first started in the United States when Ch...

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