Slavery in the South - 14.3

Overseers were men hired to and the slaves work.

• sell and trade

• watch and direct

• hurt and abuse

• monitor and lead

Distinctive folk songs that developed in enslaved communities.

• Oral Tradition

• Nat Turner

• Spirituals

• Overseers

What did Oral Traditions pass on?

• Poems

• Songs

• Stories

• Books

What was Nat Turners plan?

• To take over the country

• To free all slaves

• To visit his mother

• To kill all slaveholders in the country

What do slaves do in the city

• Laborers

• Domestic Servants

• They do whatever they want

• Factory hands

How did Nat Turner resist slavery

• Damaged Equipment

• Stole crops from the slave holders

• Worked slowly

• Ran away

How many slaves were killed in attempt to stop the rebellion?

• 1000

• 55

• 100

• 8

When did the slaves worship?

• Mid day

• In the morning

• Late at night

• every other week

What happened to Turner after the rebellion?

• Turner escaped

• Turner was captured and executed

• The slaves won

• Everyone died

What were the slaves living in?

• Tiny cabins with leaky roofs and dirt floors. Poor food and clothes

• Glorious mansions

• Small tents that water leaked through when it stormed

• In the woods