TASK #5:
LAWS REGARDING SLAVES
http://spartacus-educational.com/USASeducation.htm
Primary sources:
(1) Law passed by South Carolina in 1740.
(2) Law passed by Virginia in 1819.
What punishments are listed for those who aid in the education of a slave?
Why do you think the education of slaves was prohibited?
http://spartacus-educational.com/USASpunishments.htm
Primary sources:
(1) James Ramsay, Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves … (1784)
List three punishments listed as ordinary punishments for slaves
1.
2.
3.
(2) Francis Fredric, Fifty Years of Slavery (1863)
How did the two bold slaves stand up to their master? What became of them?
(3) Olaudah Equiano, The Life of Olaudah Equiano the African (1789)
How does the man defend his actions?
http://spartacus-educational.com/USAmulatto.htm
Define mulatto:
Why was the rape of slave women not considered a crime?
Primary sources:
(1) Francis Fredric, Fifty Years of Slavery (1863)
In what way was slavery harder for a mulatto?
(7) Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861)
Describe how each of the following people react to the advances of the slave owner: the slave girl, the slave owner’s wife (“mistress”), the other slaves.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/legal/feature2.html
Follow the case of Celia, a slave accused of murdering her master while defending herself against rape.
Summarize key points of the prosecution:
Summarize key points of the defense:
What are the judge’s instructions to the jury?
What is the verdict?
Answer the following question in RACE format. Include a clear thesis statement.
Using the information you have gathered regarding the education, punishment, and rape of slaves, what can you infer about the slave owner’s views of the slaves as human beings?
LAWS REGARDING SLAVES
http://spartacus-educational.com/USASeducation.htm
Primary sources:
(1) Law passed by South Carolina in 1740.
(2) Law passed by Virginia in 1819.
What punishments are listed for those who aid in the education of a slave?
Why do you think the education of slaves was prohibited?
http://spartacus-educational.com/USASpunishments.htm
Primary sources:
(1) James Ramsay, Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves … (1784)
List three punishments listed as ordinary punishments for slaves
1.
2.
3.
(2) Francis Fredric, Fifty Years of Slavery (1863)
How did the two bold slaves stand up to their master? What became of them?
(3) Olaudah Equiano, The Life of Olaudah Equiano the African (1789)
How does the man defend his actions?
http://spartacus-educational.com/USAmulatto.htm
Define mulatto:
Why was the rape of slave women not considered a crime?
Primary sources:
(1) Francis Fredric, Fifty Years of Slavery (1863)
In what way was slavery harder for a mulatto?
(7) Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861)
Describe how each of the following people react to the advances of the slave owner: the slave girl, the slave owner’s wife (“mistress”), the other slaves.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/legal/feature2.html
Follow the case of Celia, a slave accused of murdering her master while defending herself against rape.
Summarize key points of the prosecution:
Summarize key points of the defense:
What are the judge’s instructions to the jury?
What is the verdict?
Answer the following question in RACE format. Include a clear thesis statement.
Using the information you have gathered regarding the education, punishment, and rape of slaves, what can you infer about the slave owner’s views of the slaves as human beings?