Slave Trade
Slavery
Historical Evidence
Portfolio Assignments

 

 

 
Historian
Slavery



Courtesy of Handler and Tuite, Virginia Foundations for the Humanities and Digital Media Lab, Univ. of Virginia

Use the template Summarizing Internet Resources when visiting links. Print it and make copies as needed. Visit as many links as you can in the time you are given or as your teacher directs. There are 25 links to review for this role.

The following 5 links provide a closer look at slavery in general and in South Carolina and at how the enslaved were treated.

QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT WHILE REVIEWING THESE LINKS

  1. What was the relationship between enslaved and masters?
  2. What were the conditions under which the enslaved worked and endured?
  3. What records exist to tell us about slavery?
  4. How important was slavery to South Carolina?

Research Links

These links will open in a new browser window. When you are finished researching a particular link, simply close the browser window that opened to return to this webpage.

The Slave System
Slave Ownership
Slave Breeding
Slave Overseers

Slave Life
Slave Punishments