a) Slavery in the Southern State began around 1600. There were many large plantations in that area that grew cotton and other crops which needed a huge manpower. As result, a great number of slaves were required to run the cotton and other crops’ plantations. b) Most of the slaves were blacks who came from Africa. c) White people traditionally bought and owned the slaves. d) Slaves could not gather in-groups of 4 or more because their owners thought they would plan an escape. If the slaves got caught trying to get away, their owners would beat them or cut body parts off so they could not escape again. They cannot leave their owners property without a written pass because the slave owners wanted control over the slaves. They could not own weapons because the slaves might shoot their owner. Slaves were not allowed to learn how to read or write because the slaves may start to think about freedom and try to escape. e) I now understand and sympathize the slaves and felt the pain they feel when they were discriminated. They were human too and deserved to be treated as a human being instead of slaves and animals.
