1. CHAPTER 13:
The South
Section 3:
The Slave System

2. VOCABULARY
 Folktale: A story that often
provides a moral lesson
 Spiritual: Emotional Christian
song that blends African and
European music

3. THE WORK OF A SLAVE
 Most slaves worked in the fields
• Gang-labor system

4. THE WORK OF A SLAVE
• Worked from sunup to sundown

5. THE WORK OF A SLAVE
 Some slaves worked as servants in
the plantation home

6. THE WORK OF A SLAVE
• Had better food, clothing, shelter
• But had to work longer hours

7. THE WORK OF A SLAVE
 Some slaves worked at skilled jobs
• Could sometimes buy their own
freedom

8. THE RIGHTS OF A SLAVE
 Slaves were property & had no
rights
 Could be bought and sold at
auction
 Families
were
separated

9. LIVING CONDITIONS
 Lived in crowded slave cabins
 Clothing was poor
 Food was minimal

10. PUNISHMENT
 Slave driver or overseer made
slaves work

11. PUNISHMENT
 Physical punishment was used

13. PUNISHMENT
 Slave codes were passed by states
 Slaves could not:
• Travel
• Meet in groups
• Learn to read

14. DEALING WITH SLAVERY
 Slaves found comfort in:
 Family
 Religion
 Folktales & spirituals

15. CHALLENGING THE
SYTEM
 Very hard to fight back
• Could work slower
• Try to escape

16. REVOLTS
 Slave revolts were very rare
 Most violent slave revolt:
•1831 in Virginia
• Started by a slave named Nat
Turner

18. REVOLTS
• Over 60 whites were killed

19. REVOLTS
•Turner hides for
weeks
• He is finally caught
and executed
•Over 100 other slaves
were executed as well