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slaves in the North
Treatment of Slaves
| Slaves | freedom |
|---|---|
| slaves could not go to school | slaves could not learn to read |
| it was unlawful for a slave to learn to write | slaves were not free to marry white women |
| Childbearing started at the age of thirteen | women slaves by age twenty would be expected to have four or five children |
| some masters promised slaves freedom if they had fifteen children | some slaves didn't like to marry within the same plantation |
| wedding parties would be arranged on Saturday nights | The marriage ceremony consisted jumping over a broom stick |
| if no children were born within a year or so the wife was sold | Slaves are afraid of being whipped |
| if a slave escapes, the family member of the slave is then whipped | Free slaves in the North even tho they had a degree, they were not treated the same as whites |
| slaves went to church diligently | slaves listened to their preacher as he told them that they were to be obedient to their master in all things |
| The preacher told the slaves to be faithful and honest to their masters | The preacher told the slaves to treat their masters as if they were God |
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