Slavery in the 19th Century

chained up and bea ex, forced to ferment long hours, fed ungenerous amounts of food, and forced to sleep on the ground. These animal-like livelihood conditions were the realities of most buckle downs in the South. These people were thought to be lesser humans, and they were treated as such. In his book 12 Years a Slave, Northup Northup gives readers a glimpse into the puddleings of the striver system including the slave commerce, living and working(a) conditions, views of slaves and their proprietors, and the slaves methods of resistance.\nThe outlawing of the African slave trade in 1808 guide to the rise of the domestic slave-trading network. Slaves became much valuable, and the trade of them became very profitable. Slaves were caged up like animals and paraded in breast of potential buyers. Slaves were thoroughly inspected by buyers and were asked what jobs they could do. Solomon said that scars upon a slaves bear out were considered secern of a rebellious or unruly sp irit, and hurt his bargain (Northup, 53). The South thrived during this antebellum period. anyways the detail of forcing people to work against their will, the most despicable shot of the domestic slave trade system was the breaking up of families. Only two states, lanthanum and Alabama, had laws against the separation of children younger than ten from his or her mother. Close to ane million blacks were traded during the antebellum period, to a greater extent often than not during the 1830s. In his novel, Northup describes how he was tricked and then kidnapped and sold into slavery. Northup was sold to a man named William crossover. Northup was actually sociable of Ford and stated on that point was never a more kind, noble, candid, Christian man than William Ford (Northup, 62). Northups regard for his owner did not change the fact that he was stolen away from his family without their knowledge, and he would do anything to get back to them.\nFor the most part, the living a nd working conditions for slaves were pretty much the very(prenominal) fr...