Exercise
Form 2: The Plantation System and Enslaved Life
Examine the structure of the plantation system and the daily lives of enslaved people. Students explore how plantation agriculture functioned in the South.
Questions
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What was the role of an overseer on a large Southern plantation?
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What were slave codes in the Antebellum South?
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Which activity was strictly forbidden by slave codes in most Southern states?
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Which group of enslaved people performed the intense physical work of planting and harvesting?
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What religious folk songs expressed hope, secret messages, and faith among enslaved people?
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Where did most enslaved families live on plantations?
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Enslaved families faced constant fear of being split apart by slave ____ and ____
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How did enslaved communities preserve their culture and identity?
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What was the task system used on some rice and sugar plantations?
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What characterized the gang system on cotton plantations?
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Why were secret religious meetings important to enslaved people?
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Why were enslaved family ties so vulnerable in the Antebellum South?