Cotton and Plantations

Question 1

What was life like on the plantations

Answer 1

• Long hours (16 hours)
• Slaves were whipped and beaten.
• Female slaves were sexually abused.

Question 2

How did some slaves resist inhumane treatment?

Answer 2

• Ran away and Rebelled
• Worked slowly
  -Damaged machinery
• Kept African culture alive through religion and music