Slavery+bySabryna,Kalli,Emily

Slavery by: Sabryna, Kalli, Emily, Leah


 * Slavery occurred in many different places around the world. Some places well known for using the system of slavery were Ancient Greece, Egypt, Rome, and America. Slaves were treated very poorly. They were known as being that owners property and they were abused if they did not obey their masters. Slaves were bought and sold at markets and quite a few families were split up, some were captured in wars, and some were born into slavery because their parents were slaves. As most people would do they tried to run away but when they caught they were often whipped, burned with an iron and sometimes even killed. slaves had different homes and chores depnending on where they lived. some were house slaves, often were plantations slaves. Most lived on plantations while very few worked as industrial slaves. They had different jobs such as picking cotton, made beds, dusted stairs, cooked and delivered food. Slaves also had many other jobs. The slaves lived in tiny shacks with dirt floors. Often more than one family shared a house with over nine or ten people in each little home. **

Slave work was very tough. A slave or (field worker) spent most of their time out in the fields harvesting cotton from the time the sun rose to the time when darkness hit. Field workers were pushed throughout the long days in the sun and only got a break when the days were scorching hot in which they got about one to two hours of “free time” to themselves. Most workers spent their free time as a good time to hunt and fish for additional snacks throughout the day. The only day the field workers got off was Sundays. Their work day was about eighteen hours. Women and men worked the same hours at the same time. Pregnant women were expected to work the same hours as the other men and women until their baby was born, then they went right back to their normal working with their baby strapped to their back. When children became the age of twelve they were expected to work the same hours as their parents, they were considered adults. A field worker had to at least harvest 200 pounds of cotton in a day. This was very hard work for the field workers but if they wanted to survive, and eat food on regular bases then they had to work their best.  bslavery- []