Daily Life of a Slave Test
1. When did a slave's day begin? after the sun came up at 10:00 am before the sun came up after everyone ate breakfast 2. During the fall and winter, slaves.... took time off to fish and hunt were free to spend time with their friends worked other jobs around the plantation left their plantations to find other work 3. Who was the most important black woman in the Big House? the mammy the cook the maid the seamstress 4. Why is the woman from question 3 so important? she sewed the slaves' clothes she cooked the slaves' meals she took care of the slave owner's children she cleaned the slaves' houses 5. On which day of the week did the masters give the slaves a day of rest? Monday Saturday Friday Sunday 6. According to Slave Codes, slaves were treated like... family property people children 7. Children who were born to slave parents belonged to their... parents masters grandparents aunts and uncles What is something that a slave would NOT know how to do? Explain in complete sentences with proper capitalization and grammar.