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Slaves would have to wake up early in the morning to eat breakfest. After the sun came out, they would go straight to the fields and cultivate whatever the plantation owner had chose to grow. They would work from dawn to dusk, with very little rest time. If a slave seemed to be slacking off, the overseer would come the slave and whip him/or her until he/or she would get back to work. Children also worked in the field, alongside with their parents. Because of poor living conditions, many slaves would get seriously ill. Many also had poor hygiene. By the age of 14, many slave children would have rotten teeth. 1/10 slaves would live past the age of 40. The slaves were given shacks to live in and parcels of food, and that's what kept most of the slaves alive. A dead slave would do no good to the slave master.
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∙ 13y agoits very busy and he pays the overseer to take care of what happens on the fields
his children look at what the overseer does every day
the owner takes control over the family and sometimes even rapes his wife
The owner has the most power
The overseer has limited power and only watches and disciplines the slaves
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Historians views on plantation life?
What life is like on as a plantation slave ?
Why were southern plantation porches so big?
The porch was a nice place to sit and overlook the plantation and usually a view of the river.
Who would most likely be supported by a Southern plantation owner in the early 1800s?
Building a new road in the wilderness would most likely be supported by a Southern plantation owner in the early 1800s.
Did Southern plantation owners invest heavily in early US industry?
No
The most dangerous tasks on a southern plantation were given to the?
strongest slaves
In the southern colonies plantation life was?
labor intensive.
How geography affect life and the economy in the southern colonies?
of plantation
Plantation owners controlled the economic and political life in?
Southern colonies
Who is the plantation manger?
The southern plantation
What group controlled economic and political life in the southern colonies?
Planters
Which group controlled the economic and political life of southern colonies?
The planters were the ones who controlled the economic and political life of the southern colonies. OK but my answer are farmers merchants plantation owners teachers help me
What was not grown on southern plantation?
Pinapple.
What was not grown on a southern plantation?
Pinapple.
Which was NOT grown on a Southern plantation?
Pineapple
Southern colony ways of life?
The Southern colonies' way of life generally revolved around agriculture. Many plantation owners were dependent on slave labor to tend their farms, which often involved backbreaking work.
What has the author Keziah Goodwyn Hopkins Brevard written?
Keziah Goodwyn Hopkins Brevard wrote "A Plantation Home of the Eighteenth Century" which provides insights into life on a southern plantation. She also authored poems and essays centering on themes of nature and domestic life.
What operated like a small town and was the center of southern life?
Plantations in the Southern United States operated like small towns, serving as the center of life for plantation owners, their families, and enslaved people. These plantations were self-sufficient communities with residences, farms, workshops, and other buildings, providing everything needed for daily life within the confines of the plantation.
