To Be a Slave | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Prologue Abstract

* Slave owners had two major reasons to begin enslaving other human beings: laziness and greed.

Chapter 1, To Be a Slave Abstract

* The failed attempts to use American Indians for manual labor and whites as indentured servants ultimately led to the decision to use blacks as slaves.

Chapter 2, The Auction...
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