leld hands were divided into small groups and were assigned specific
jobs.
12. They were usually under the direct control of another slave called the
driver
13. The second type of slave, the house slave, included Cooks
housekeepers, butters
companions.
mold
14. Town slaves performed a variety jobs such as bricklayers, carpenters,
or day laborers.
15. The overseer (manager of the slaves) enforced the
(state laws regulating slavery) and exercised almost complete
over the plantation and the lives of the slaves under his authority.
16. Slaves who left their plantations for an extended period of time were required by law t
carry a
26. The
17. The slave codes
slaves to
gardeners, carriage drivers, and traveling
and
18. The Mississippi countryside was
slaves.
A Place Called Mississippi ast
owners from
Chapter 5-2
their
at night to guard agair
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