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Slavery in the New World (images (1) (The sugar platations were bigger…
Slavery in the New World
In the Caribbean, the platations held 150 or more slaves.
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Working in sugar cane farms had one of the harshest condictions beacuse the stem of the sugar cane is very pocky and sharp which would just make there hands bleed everyday.
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By 1850s the US slaves were third, forth, and fifthth genration Americans.
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Working in salt ponds in the Turks was also one of the hashest jobs because it would leave to boils on their feet and legs.
In the islands they made ¨slaves codes"which one stated that the slaves were not to be abused. These laws were good but most likly not followed
The slaves would often live in houses made up of nothing more than a couple wood planks and a hatched roof.
At the begining of slavery the men were considered the best workers but then some people realized that woman could give birth to the next generation of slaves which made them very vaulable.
Slavery in Mount Vernon
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The standard slave quarter on Mount Vernon’s five farms was a rough one-room log structure with a wooden chimney, measuring about 225 square feet. Some dwellings were slightly larger and divided into two rooms, each housing a different family. As many as eight people could be crowded into a single room. They slept on pallets or on the dirt floor. On each farm, the cabins were placed in a cluster near the overseer’s house.
A census of slaves at mount vernon made the summer before the death of George Washington indicated that nearly two-thirds of the adult slaves were married.
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Of the 317 enslaved people living at Mount Vernon in 1799, a little less than half (123 individuals) were owned by George Washington himself. Another 153 slaves at Mount Vernon in 1799 were dower slaves from the Custis estate.
Despite having been an active slave holder for 56 years, George Washington struggled with the institution of slavery and spoke frequently of his desire to end the practice. At the end of his life Washington made the bold step to free all his slaves in his 1799
Influences from both African and European religious practices can be found amongst Mount Vernon’s enslaved population.
Some slaves at Mount Vernon participated with local, organized Christian congregations, to some degree. Also, Mount Vernon's enslaved community developed at least one spiritual leader from within their own community, named Caesar, according to a runaway slave advertisement from the spring of 1798.
In April of 1781 during the American Revolution, seventeen members of the Mount Vernon enslaved population—fourteen men and three women—fled to the British warship HMS Savage anchored in the Potomac off the shore of the plantation.
Running away was a risky venture that often did not succeed. As a result, Mount Vernon’s enslaved population frequently resisted their bondage through a variety of methods while working on the plantation.
Slaveowners administered punishments to control their workforce. In his later years, George Washington believed that harsh and indiscriminate punishments could backfire and urged overseers to motivate workers with encouragement and rewards.
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