In the plantations, male and female slaves were both responsible for all the planting, harvesting and cleaning of the fields under extremely harsh and inhumane conditions. The harvesting was carried out by broad curved machetes and afterwards the ripe sugar canes were loaded into carts and taken to the sugar cane mills erected in the plantation estates to be processed into sugar and its derivatives.
In the sugar cane mills, during the harvesting periods work was 24 hours none stop to meet up with supply deadlines as most of the machinery used were slow and inefficient.
In contrast to what happened in the plantation fields, the slave masters preferred female slaves working in the sugar cane mills. Theirs was a particularly hazardous and life-threatening responsibility as it involved pushing the sugar cane stalks into wooden and metal rollers to crush and extract the sugar cane juice and also operating the sugar cane broiler.
This preference was because:
- For economic reasons, though the slaves were bought, the human value of the slaves was never considered. The value of the end product was highly priced. Human slave life was easily replaced by the masters.
- And since working the sugar mills was a highly hazardous activity lives were frequently lost as the mill rollers were know to have crushed to death and maimed many slaves. In most parts of the world where African slaves were used, female slaves were sold at a cheaper value than their male counterparts. Therefore it stands to reason that the slaves masters would prefer the female slaves regarded as "cheaper replacements"
- Since work in the mills had to work 24 hours none stop, the environment had to be washed, swept frequently and kept clean to sustain a minimum level of cleaness and higiene. Female slaves were considered ideal for this as well.
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I like BTS and I don't have a favorite member because all of the members are great. My favorite song is probably either Film out or Permission to Dance.
The main factor that led to the development of the four major river valley civilizations was its closeness to rivers, which was a food source, its flooding allowed for fertile soil, allowed easy transportation and cities near them were easier to defend.
The fact that fewer people had to dedicate to the production of food allowed some of them to develop other activities, such as the construction of building and cities, metal working, trade and social organization. This led to a social division, the ones that worked and the ones that ruled, creating intricate systems of governments and religions that ideologically sustained those in power.
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Not sure, but robbers most likely focused on Oklahoma due to the poor state of the economy due to failing agriculture. Farmers were unhappy with the high taxes they had to pay, and often looked at bank robbers as heroes. This stood as citizens enabling bank robbers.
Explanation:
Oklahoma was in a very bad economic state after the World War as most of the economy was based on the work of tenant farmers. After the war, less agricultural resources were needing, leading to a failing economy. Many farmers and citizens blamed the failing banks as well as they still required high taxes for farmers. Here's a helpful document I found: https://www.gearyschools.org/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/522f9e3953516/Chapter%2013%20%20How%20did%20people%20in%20Oklahoma%20deal%20with%20the%20Great%20Depression.pdf
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The main duties of the Federal Reserve are
- Conduct the nation's monetary policy,
- Look over and regulate the banking operations
- Provide and maintain an effective system for payments and transactions.
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These functions are of utmost importance to maintain the growing economy of the nation. Firstly, they have to ensure maximum employment in the country and stable rates with moderate long term rates of interest.
By regulating the bank operations, they are protecting the consumers' credit rights and strengthening the US security. They provide services to foreign official institutions as well. They also supervise the other reserve banks and branches of the same.
