Plantation Life

• These slaves worked on a tobacco plantation.
• The hours the slaves spent in these fields were endless.
• Later on they invented the "cotton gin" which produced cotton, soon it because the most sold thing in the market.
• Since it was so popular there were need more slaves and more hours of their time on the fields.
• There was barely indifference in whether you were a regnant women or a strong man, either way you were put to work in the fields.
• The slaves worked throughout the year - summer,winter (everything)
• If you weren't able to do the day's task you would get a punishment that was harsh but that wasn't deadly.
• The food was extremely little or no portions .
• Everyday they were dieing from the mistreatment little by little.

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