Slaves usually receive a minimal clothing allowance each year, which may consist of basic garments such as shirts, pants, and shoes. The allowance is often insufficient for meeting their clothing needs, forcing many slaves to rely on donations or make do with limited attire.
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One of the findings of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision was that slaves were considered property, not citizens.
Some African slaves resisted their captors by engaging in acts of rebellion such as sabotage, running away, and organizing revolts. They also maintained their cultural practices and traditions as a way of maintaining their identity and resisting assimilation. Additionally, some slaves formed communities and support networks to help each other survive and resist their captivity.
Some ways slaves in Britain resisted slavery included escaping, forming rebellions, and seeking legal protection through courts. They also utilized tactics such as sabatoge, feigning illness, and creating secret communities to support each other in resistance efforts.
Slaves were captured through raids, warfare, and kidnapping in Africa, then transported to the Americas via ships in horrific conditions known as the Middle Passage. They were sold at auctions to plantation owners and traders once they arrived at their destination, being treated as property to be bought and sold.
The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States, where enslaved individuals were counted as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of taxation and representation in Congress. This compromise allowed slaveholding states to have more political power while dehumanizing and excluding enslaved individuals.