Slave Work...

The type of work slaves did depended on the time period and location of their slavery. In general, they did the same work as everyone else in the lower side of the society they lived. They were not paid for it beyond room and board, clothing etc. The strong, young men and women were sometimes forced to work long days in the fields, with little or no breaks for water or food. Since slaves were usually considered valuable property, they were usually taken care of in the sense that the little food and shelter were provided to maintain good health, and that the workload was not excessive to the point of endangering health. The men worked in metalworking, while the females normally worked in either textile trades or domestic household tasks. As slaves worked on there daily job, night and day they bust there butt to do what they have to do to try to live a better life for them and there children. Being a slave was hard because they didnt have the opportunity to enjoy life. All there was for them to do was work, work, work. In some areas, some slaves wanted to work because that gave them time to put food there stomach and clothes on there back. Slaves had hardlabor of working but didnt have no say so in what they had to do. They had to do what was told for them to do or had to pay the consequences from there master.