Question

For most enslaved African Americans in the 1800s,

1) those who toiled hard all of their lives were treated well when they became old and could no longer work.
2) it was possible to learn a trade, hire themselves out, and make enough money to eventually buy their freedom.
3) food was dispensed on a weekly basis, and although it wasn’t much, it was healthy and nutritious.
4) clothing was handed out once a year and was given only to those who could continue to work.

Answer 1

Answer:

By 1830 slavery was primarily located in the South, where it existed in many different forms. African Americans were enslaved on small farms, large plantations, in cities and towns, inside homes, out in the fields, and in industry and transportation.

Though slavery had such a wide variety of faces, the underlying concepts were always the same. Slaves were considered property, and they were property because they were black. Their status as property was enforced by violence -- actual or threatened. People, black and white, lived together within these parameters, and their lives together took many forms.

Enslaved African Americans could never forget their status as property, no matter how well their owners treated them. But it would be too simplistic to say that all masters and slaves hated each other. Human beings who live and work together are bound to form relationships of some kind, and some masters and slaves genuinely cared for each other. But the caring was tempered and limited by the power imbalance under which it grew. Within the narrow confines of slavery, human relationships ran the gamut from compassionate to contemptuous. But the masters and slaves never approached equality.

Answer 2

Answer:

For most enslaved African Americans in the 1800s, 1) those who toiled hard all of their lives were treated well when they became old and could no longer work.

Explanation:

• In the early 19th century, most enslaved men and women worked on large farms as domestic servants or fielders. The lives of enslaved men and women were cruel. They were exposed to crackdowns, severe punishment, and strict racial police.
• Most of the lives of enslaved men and women were brutal and difficult. They were often separated from their families because most slave owners had no worries about separating their families to improve their financial situation.

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