History of the United States I / Unit 12 USH1 1659 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Picking Season
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The idea
Cotton was picked as many as seven times a season, through the autumn and into early winter.
In practice
Work from sunrise to sunset with a ten-minute break at midday.
Where people slip
Many slaveholders gave little food, since spending on it would cut into profits, while others fed people believing it raised output.
Your place on the trail
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