slavery
...such as weeding or carrying water. Although children were malnourished, most slaves received a steady supply of corn and pork or fish. Slaves were given typical cloth men was given shirt and pant, woman wore dress and children wore long shirt. Slave who have rich master were fortunate when they are sick, they send physician to check up on slave, other less fortunate suffer and often die. Slaves owner constantly interfering with slaves life, from disapproving marriage, apply harsh rule, harsh punishment, and exploit slaves, especially woman sexually. Because there is no rule to protect slaves from their master, to increased productivity slaves owner bully slaves by punishing, such as whipping and branding their slaves. Because of the new law, this prohibited the import of slave from Africa, and the high death rate. Slaves were encouraged by their master to have children with other slaves or often themselves. And sometime they were promise their freedom if they bare fifteen children. Slaves could not attend free school in the south, some teacher provide free school secretly at night for slaves. Teachers who were found teaching slaves were punish by imprisonment or b...