Slaves In America During The Civil War DBQ

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Civil War DBQ Test
The slaves in America were mistreated in almost every way possible. For example, the slaves had very poorly built homes/log cabins, that when it rained or snowed the rain or snow would come in through the cracks in the ceiling and the walls(Doc.3).Ruining the floor and soak and freeze the slave and his family or the other people in the cabin(Doc.3). Another example of the slaves being mistreated is them being sold away from their families and everything that they know(Doc.1). One journalist by the name of Frederick Douglass pointed out the institution of slavery to point out that slaves were being mistreated the institution says: “The law gives the master absolute power over the slave. He may work him, flog him, hire him