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1. Explain the arguments presented by slavery’s critics and supporters (p. 271). 2. Explain why the job of a slave driver was a particularly difficult one for slaves? (p. 272) 3. Identify the most common way of punishing a slave and explain what happened to a slave who was sold “down river” (p. 273). 4. Identify and describe 4 examples of how slaves tried to cope with their hardships (pp. 274-276). 5. Describe Nat Turner’s slave uprising and explain how southern states reacted to it (p. 277). 6. Identify the Underground Railroad describe three ways in which Harriet Tubman helped slaves (pp. 278-279).

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 * 1. What was the most common punishment for slaves that did not follow their master's rules?**[[image:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/images/1cara0117b.jpg width="433" height="338" align="right" caption="Slaves Traveling on the Road"]]

Supported slavery- Helped slaves by caring for them in old age Against slavery- Wage labor was more profitable than slave labor
 * 2. Name 1 reason why someone would support slavery and 1 reason why someone would be against slavery.**

Being sold away from family and friends as a slave
 * 3. What does the term "being sold down river mean"?**

A slave that had authority over the other slaves
 * 4. What was a slave driver's job?**

Started an uprising and killed over 60 whites
 * 5. How did Nat Turner affect slavery?**

Family and kinship bonds, oral history, folktales, humor, music, folk art, and religion
 * 6. What are four things that slaves did to entertain themselves?**

Slaves escaped through the underground railroad and Harriet Tubman helped them
 * 7. How were some slaves able to escape and who helped them?**