HISTORY

SLAVERY IN AMERICA

What is Slave?

A slave is someone who is owned

by another person.

A slave doesn’t have:

Choice Freedom Money

A slave had to do what is asked by his

master. Slaves were punished for not

following their master's orders

This picture shows a slave

who has been

muzzled, probably as a

punishment for talking too

much.

How Slaves Lived

Housing

Some owners provided the slaves housing, in othercases, the slaves

had to build their own homes.

They had little furniture and their beds usually made of straw or old

rags.

Clothing

Slaves received one pair of

shoes and three items of

underwear a year.

Although these and other

clothing would be provided

by their owner, they were

often ill-fitting and made of

coarse material

Free Time

Most slaves had to work from sunrise to sunset.

Some owners allowed slaves one day off per

month.

Slaves spent their free time mending their

huts, making pots and pans and singing.

Slaves were not allowed to read or write, but

some were allowed to go to church.

SLAVES PUNISHMENTS

They were put in

shackelsThey were put in

contraptionsThey were chained to

the ground.

They were whipped

They were hung and

left to die