Could not vote (slaves)
Few chances for education
$ freedom, if free
Rich social culture
Worked on land by region
Forced to work as slaves
Owned like property, no rights
Free after contract ended
Needed family for labor
Lived in small villages/cities
Worked for passage to America
Children were born into it
Slaves in the Southern region
Couldn't vote (race)
Couldn't vote (gender)
Also made stuff on plantations
Caretakers in the home
Used slaves or indentured servants
Craftsmen
Captured in Africa
Sometimes educated
No $ for passage to America
Mostly in the South
Could own land, if free