Grayson Earwood - Slave auction & life Combined
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BIO 123
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Dec 16, 2024
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Name: ______________Hour: _____Use complete sentences as you answer questions from the following website.http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slaveauction.htmSlave Auction, 18591.How many slaves were going to be auctioned?1272.What were slave buyers allowed to do in the days before the slave auction?inspect the captives themselves3.During the auction was there a guarantee that slave families would not be broken up?there would be no divisions of families4.What was newspaper editor Horace Greeley’s view on slavery?opposed slavery as morally deficient and economically regressive, 5.How long had most of the slaves been waiting at the racetrack for the auction?four days 6.How were slaves treated and why were they inspected before the auction?7.About how many people gathered at the auction to buy slaves?8.Why were slaves sold in “families”?9.What were some of the slaves at the auction sold for in “today’s” dollars?10. How many slaves were sold during the auction? What was the total amount of the sale of the slaves in “today’s” dollars?©https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/History-Wizard
Name: ______________Hour: _____Use complete sentences as you answer questions from the following website.http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slavelife.htmA Slave’s Life1.How did Elizabeth Keckly have a remarkable life?2.At what age was Elizabeth Keckly given away as a wedding present?3.What skill was Lizzie very talented at?4.How much in today’s money did Lizzie pay for her freedom?5.What city did Lizzie move to in 1860 to open up a seamstress business?6.What influential person did Lizzie meet in 1860?7.At what age as a slave did Lizzie start taking care of her master’s baby?8.What happened to Lizzie when she accidentally dropped the baby?9.How often and when was Lizzie allowed to visit her mother?10. What happened to Lizzie’s father?11. What did Lizzie’s master do when he could not pay his bill for the hogs he purchased? 12. Why did Lizzie’s uncle hang himself?©https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/History-Wizard