TASK #4:
AUCTIONS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_m_qXMpLFo
http://spartacus-educational.com/USASauctions.htm
Read (2) Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave (1847)
What are 3 ways that slave owners would prepare slaves for sale?
1.
2.
3.
What are 3 things a prospective buyer would do to “test out” a slave before purchase?
1.
2.
3.
The examination of a slave is compared to the examination of a ________________.
Why would whip marks hurt the sale of a slave?
What law was often violated at a slave auction regarding families?
Answer the following question in RACE format:
Using the information you have gathered about slave auctions, what can you infer about the slave owners view of the slaves as people? Cite information from the primary source to support this claim.
AUCTIONS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_m_qXMpLFo
http://spartacus-educational.com/USASauctions.htm
Read (2) Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave (1847)
What are 3 ways that slave owners would prepare slaves for sale?
1.
2.
3.
What are 3 things a prospective buyer would do to “test out” a slave before purchase?
1.
2.
3.
The examination of a slave is compared to the examination of a ________________.
Why would whip marks hurt the sale of a slave?
What law was often violated at a slave auction regarding families?
Answer the following question in RACE format:
Using the information you have gathered about slave auctions, what can you infer about the slave owners view of the slaves as people? Cite information from the primary source to support this claim.