The slave trade began in the 16th century and continued until the 18th century or even later in other parts of the world. The triangle consisted of slaves going from Africa to the West Indies and then bringing their goods back to England. While in the West Indies, slaves were forced to work on the Sugar Plantations. In the essay below we describe the daily life of a plantation worker.
Plantation masters controlled their slaves in many ways. One of these would be to choose one from each tribe and feed them well. I also give them less services. In these men or women, in turn, the Tribe will take care of them and make sure that they do no harm. Slaves were also not allowed to practice religion, since this caused arguments. However, slaves generally did have the opportunity to earn a large or some income. Wealthier slaves could do this from blacksmiths or leather workers. However, the slaves of the lower class earned this by tending the cattle, and often the Plantation would hold a Sunday market where all the slaves could sell their goods.
At 5:30 I would send the servants to the fields with breakfast. This breakfast would be very weak, often including dirty rice and other common substances. the clerk would be called, and the servant would be beaten in his absence. Many different forms of punishment were used, and they all had reasons why they were used. One of whom, having been imprisoned, pinned someone to the ground, and over them with burning sticks. This was mainly used for intimidating military training, so that the slaves would remain in place. Another form of punishment is when someone is forced to wear a neck ring, which is a metal ring that is attached to your neck, which workers are disqualified from sitting. Even heavy weights could be tied to it to make the work more tiring.
Their breakfast before 8:00 consisted of boiled Yam, Eddoes and Okra which were all seasoned with salt and pepper. These are used for diet food, as they are easy to buy and cheap to make. They used seasoning, so that the flavor was often very mild. They all hid at the bottle. However, many slaves grew their own plants and animals that they later ate as a substitute for common plantation food.
Work now began on the sugar plantation, where many Slavs worked. It lasted until 12:00 and it was a very tiring time. Sugar cane can range from a height of 4 feet to 12 or more. This meant that harvesting them was a very tedious process. Knives were used to cut the cane stalks and then at the end of the day they were taken to the sugar mill. Here, various workers have to squeeze out the sugar cane that is used to make the precious juice. This duty was so important that the smallest mistakes were severely punished.
From 12:00 to 2:00 in the afternoon the servants were allowed to leave their work and have dinner. These often consist of food dishes that contain a lot of protein that is necessary for muscle use.
That was the time in which the servants were given rest. The types of servers would all have different types and purposes. For example, if the pregnant women were intoxicated, that metal mask would be placed over her face which meant that. just breathe, not eat or drink. This happened because the slave masters insisted that they could have more workers.
From 2:00 to 6:00 the servants had to continue with their work. This meant continuing his work from the morning. This was often the time when problems occurred. Many of the sick slaves were suffering from the excessive heat in the evenings. If that were to happen, they would flog them. If it were continuous, they would be put on the treadmill. This was a large treadmill with a bar above it. The slaves had to hold on to the bar when they walked on this treadmill. If they are too tired on the treadmill, they will drop off. This meant that they were suspended and if they let go, they would be beaten again.
At 6:00 the servants were allowed to return to the cottages. These were called slaves in the field of the plantation, this is where the cattle were also kept. When they ate bread and butter, or some other light meal in their cottage, they were either put to bed, or forced into summer work. to work in the boiling house. This was the hottest place where the sugar was boiled at the highest temperatures. Many times the slaves received the most fatal fire.
Servants also vary according to class and time in tiresome and long. The most common work was cutting sugar from the ground. A white foreman will walk the sugar row and if any workers start to stop, he will whip them.
The overall representation of life on the Plantation is that it was a tiring, burdensome and troublesome time.
