The slave trade and seasoning of slaves.

What does it mean to season a slave?

Group #1 – Large sugar plantation in Barbados. You already own 75 field slaves, but you are expanding, opening up 100 additional acres to sugar cane production.

Group #2 – Large rice plantation in Charleston, South Carolina. You have recently had five of your 20 field slaves escape and you are looking to replace them.

Group #3 – Large tobacco plantation in Savannah, Georgia. You have recently built a new house and need additional servants.

Group #4 – Small cash crop plantation in Baltimore, Maryland. You need slaves to help run all aspects of the plantation. You also hope to populate your total slave holdings with this purchase.

Group #5 – Medium sized cotton plantation in Williamsburg, Virginia. You have recently inherited an experience driver slave from a relative and want to use the opportunity to expand your holding of field slaves.

Plantation owners

What type of slave(s) will you purchase?

Creole, old African, new African?

Male, female?

Adult, child, older age?

Skills?

How will you season your slave(s)?

List specific steps you will take to have your slave(s) seasoned within two years.

What skills will you not “teach” you slave(s)? Why?