Instruction
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
6-1 Why was cotton cultivation central to the expansion of slavery?
6-2 How did the cultivation of various crops shape the experience of slavery?
6-3 How did the duties of house slaves and skilled slaves differ from those of urban and agricultural slavery?
6-4 What was the role of punishment in slavery?
6-5 What were the characteristics of the domestic slave trade between 1820 and 1860?
6-6 What were the conditions that shaped family life and the health and welfare of slaves?
6-7 How did African Americans adapt to life under slavery, and what role did religion play?
6-8 How have historians evaluated slavery and slaves?