The Indians worked in the gold and silver mines along with working on large-scale farms. ... Nearly half of Virginia's white families owned at least one slave during this time. ... They had small farms that few slaves would work by maintaining the agriculture, and becoming farm hands. ... It was extremely unusual for even rich families to own more than one slave. ...
As some of them were brought from different parts of Africa, they also struggled because of language and left behind their families causing changes in sociological order. ... As the demand for slaves increased because of the settlement of Englishmen in America, the number of slaves reached 11 million, who were divided among farm workers and servants. ... Most of the people that come to America never had any education, and most of them come from poor families. ...
Having a household of slaves in Greek times to every wish they wanted was not only convenient, but it also showed how important and fasinonable the family is. ... A sailor who sometimes worked on slave ships said that they were separated from their families and connections with as little concern as calves and pigs are selected out of a lot of domestic animals. ... Sometimes the escapers even dressed in disguises, or given farm tools to carry. ...
