Describe the greatest threats or fears confronted by enslaved men and enslaved women? What do these fears tell us about the enslaved people’s view of whites?

Write a formal essay in which you respond fully, carefully, and accurately — following ALL of the guidelines explained above — to the writing prompts/questions below. Make sure that your essay is organized so that, in addition to an introductory paragraph and a concluding paragraph, there are separate paragraphs for your responses to each of the prompts below.

* Carefully describe the working lives of enslaved persons in the United States in the Middle 1800s? What kinds of things did enslaved persons actually DO? Carefully describe some of the differences within slavery depending on age, gender, and region?

* Carefully describe the family life of enslaved persons and some of the challenges faced by enslaved parents?

* Carefully describe the greatest threats or fears confronted by enslaved men and enslaved women? What do these fears tell us about the enslaved people’s view of whites?