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7th grade history
Down by the riverside notes By David Pyon ^_^ ^_^ ^_^
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what was a rice stuble? | left over stumps from a rice plant |
| what animals were used to pull rice stubles out of the ground? | mules and oxen |
| what were put on animals for the boggy ground? | boots |
| what formed on fields when they dried? | clods |
| who were sent to get rid of clods? | slaves |
| what did slaves do to kill time while disposing of clods? | sing and tell stories |
| What month was Planting Time? | April |
| In how long did planters want to plant their rice? | 1 month |
| what did slaves do to keep rice from floating? | soaked the seed in mud |
| How wide did were the trenches that slaves dug? | 15 to 18 inches wide |
| what was the 1st flooding called and how long did it last? | the Sprout Flow, 3 days |
| what was the 2nd flooding called and how long did it last? | the Long Water, until the plant could stand on its own |
| what were left to decay on top of the water? | weeds and insects |
| what did the decaying insects and weeds do for the rice? | it was a fertilizer |
| how long was the water put to half height? | 3 weeks |
| what was the dry spell called? | Dry Cultivation |
| What was the last flooding called and when was it done? | the lay-by flow/harvest flow,Mid July |
| what was the only reason for having the water at this point? | to support the rice head |
| when the rice matured what came down to eat the rice? | rice birds |
| who were sent out to shoo away the rice birds? | slaves |
| around what 2 months did the rice birds descend? | august, september |
| what were slaves given to cut the rice with? | rice hooks |
| what were rations? | food |
| When was food usually given? | Saturday afternoons |
| Where else coud slaves get their food from? | garden plants/animals they raised |
| about how many slaves worked in fields? | about 1/2 |
| Where was breakfast and supper usually eaten by a slave? | at their cabins |
| Where was lunch usually eaten by slaves? | where they worked or at a gathering place |
| How much land was given to the slave? | 1 acre per every 5 slaves |
| what was the most common slave meal? | hoppin john |
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Wilson Hall