Based off of previous hoeing seasons the slaves were essentially ranked and expected to hoe as fast as they have in the previous years. ... If the slaves met their quotas they could use any remaining time to do things such as grow their own crops, making it possible to obtain money for themselves, or just extra food for themselves or their families (Oestreicher "Industrialization of Slavery"). ... Each slave received their individual portion of food for the week every Sunday morning. ... There was no time in the morning to deal with food for the day (Northup 110-114). ...

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He stated that there were, "A plentiful of navigable rivers to facilitate movement of bulky goods, access to the sea for foreign trade and fast flowing streams which provided motive power for the early mills. ... Eric Williams stated, "By 1774, 15 roperies in Liverpool had been created and fish was the most important food supply." ...

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But in some places such as Southeast Asia, especially India and China, these trends are occurring at a much faster rate and with an additional factor of cultures that favor males over females. ... The "quality " of the last 10 men that do not get married off is poor, or otherwise put, they are at the bottom of the food chain in terms of class and marriageability. ...

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