Name: _____________________________Date: ________________ Class: __________
Georgia Studies for Georgia Students
Chapter 15: Slavery and Sectionalism
Internet Activity
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It’s hard to imagine life in the time of slavery. In this lesson, you will
look at primary sources and data from the 1800s to get a better
understanding of slave life in America.
Part I: Read the information at the link Life as an Enslaved People. Use information from
the site to complete items 1-9.
1. Click the “Bill of Sale” link and examine the original document. What was the
purpose of this document?
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2. When was the document written? _________________
3. Why would this kind of document have been needed?
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4. What was the price of the slaves sold on this receipt?
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5. Why would the note about Martha’s asthma been important?
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6. Click “Return to A Number of Valuable Slaves”, and then click “An Advertisement
for Slaves.” Examine the original document. What was the purpose of this
document?
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7. When was the document written? __________________
8. How many slaves were to be sold? __________________
9. Why was the fact that most of the slaves were “young” an important part of the
advertisement?
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Name: _____________________________Date: ________________ Class: __________
Georgia Studies for Georgia Students
Chapter 15: Slavery and Sectionalism
Internet Activity
Page 2 of 2
© Clairmont Press
Part II: Click the link to view a special purpose map from the Library
of Congress in Washington, D.C. Take a few minutes to learn how
to navigate the map in order to zoom in on details and move
about the map.
10. What was the purpose of this map?
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11. When was the map published? __________________
12. What source is given for the numbers used on the map? ____________
13. Locate your county. What does the number on your county show?
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14. According to the map legend, what does the color of your county indicate?
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15. Which area of the state has the lowest percentage of slave population?
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16. Which Georgia county had the largest percentage of its people in slavery? What
was that percentage?
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17. A student writes “Camden County, Georgia had more slaves than any other
county in the state in 1861.” Explain why this might not be true. What other
information would you need in order to know that the statement was true or
false?
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Finished Early? Check out some interesting primary sources at these links:
African American Odyssey Slave Census