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Jobs for men: They were able to work in 65+ different occupations. A few were carpenters, tailors, shoemakers, and barbering.

Jobs for women: worked as cooks, peddlers, housekeeps, and laudresses.

Religious positions: would be part of the clergy.

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Overseers on plantations were in charge of the slaves and their daily work, and on occasion, slaves could be promoted to this position. They were in charge of making sure that slaves were doing as much work as they could. Overseers were occasionally former indentured servants in search of a better life. They knew a lot about agriculture, planting, harvesting, and husbandry and the management of slaves.

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1% of white Southern families had 200 or more human slaves. In states of the confederacy, 20% of the people owned at least one slave. Ms and SC were outliers having 50% own slaves.

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Slave codes, examples, and what "sold down the river"

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Slave codes, examples, and what "sold down the river"

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Slave codes were laws passed by Southern states preventing rebellions and slaves running away.

1 → Slaves could not gather in groups of three or more.

2 → Slaves could not leave their owners' land without a written pass.

3 → Slaves could not own a gun.

4 → Slaves could not learn to read or write.

“Sold down the river” was a betrayal. Slaves would be auctioned off to other plantation owners and were scared to be separated from their families through this process. “River” was a direct reference to the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

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The Nat Turner rebellion ended the common myth that slaves were happy with their lives and too passive to fight for their rights. The Nat Turner rebellion occurred for two days in 1831 in Virginia. It was led by Nat Turner and killed between 55 and 65 people. This rebellion lessened pro-slavery attitudes, however, it resulted in new laws that prohibited the education, movement, and assembly of slaves. This rebellion set up the civil war by making abolitionists and slaveholders distinct in both the north and the south.

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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the compromise of 1850 and required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners, even if they had escaped to a free state. This act also made the federal government responsible for finding these slaves as well as returning and trying them. These runaway slaves were not allowed to testify for themselves or be tried by a jury. Marshals who refused to enforce this law were penalized and fined around $1000. In just 10 years 343 slaves were tried and 332 of these were returned to slavery.

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It was in the early 19th century and incited by a highly intelligent and literate man named Gabriel. He came up with a plan for a widespread slave uprising. This uprising would have been successful if it were not for the sudden rainstorm. The effect of this was tighter on movements led by blacks, and made their lives harsher.