3.1 Plantation Life by William Weaver https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp What did plantation life look like during slave in the United States? Based on you background knowledge, explain. Did house slaves have it better than field slaves? en-us 2021-03-01 14:55:09 UTC 2025-10-01 17:02:22 UTC hello@padlet.com cchukwu2 https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253524550 Many slaves were either working in the fields or working in the farms. Usually it is very hot outside so the slaves will be sweating a lot while they do their work. Slaves would also get beat for not listening to their slave masters. The house slave had it better than the field slaves because they were in the house and didn't have to do hard labor in the extreme heat.]]> 2021-03-01 15:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253524550 plantation life was very strict and dangerous. If slaves didn't do exactly what they were told there were severe punishments. Whether or not house slaves had it better than field slaves is debatable because although house slaves were exempt from field work and hard labor, they were closer to the master and most often were woman or children, leading to sexual abuse in most cases. kkdace https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253526701 2021-03-01 15:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253526701 khleak https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253526987 Plantation slaves lived in small shacks with a dirt floor. People said that it was worse working on big plantations, but they had a better life than those working on the field.]]> 2021-03-01 15:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253526987 Plantation life was very hard having to work outside in the field everyday getting whipped everytime you'd straighten up to take a breather. Being a house was better because they were better takened care of and weren't outside all the time doing labor. tdanderson7 https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253529685 2021-03-01 15:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253529685 ewesonga https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253536372 Plantation life was a very rigorous task. Slaves worked 18 hours in the sun picking cotton and doing a number of other things. House Slaves and Field Slaves both had it hard but I would say the field slaves had it harder because while they were picking crops there could be snakes on the ground, thorns on the crops as well as diseases that could be widespread. ]]> 2021-03-01 15:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253536372 zwordlaw https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253538277 The slaves had to work on fields in the sun without any breaks and got disciplined if they didn't do it (or anything the master didn't like). They lived in little huts that weren't proper houses. ]]> 2021-03-01 15:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253538277 Based on what I know I think that the house slaves had it easier than the field slaves. jjohnson3251 https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253546268 2021-03-01 15:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253546268 khleak https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253546519 2021-03-01 15:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253546519 jjmoore22 https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253550659 Plantation life was hard and strict and house slaves had it better because working out in the hot sun in the field all day and if you worked in the house the work isn't as hard as the work in the field.]]> 2021-03-01 15:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253550659 eboyd41 https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253597860 slaves that had to work in the field's had harsh times, if they didn't do something they'd get punished harshly. But, being a house slave wasn't really any better because of how close they had to be with the slave owners.]]> 2021-03-01 15:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wvweaver/unt7y6brittvtimp/wish/1253597860