1) Based on this reading, how did an enslaved child’s life change as he or she “came of age” in the American south?

2) “One unexpected consequence of slavery is that it imposed equality on the slaves themselves, erasing distinctions based on age and gender, and replacing them with distinctions based on skills and abilities.” To what degree do you agree with this statement?

3) “Based on this chapter, there was no such thing as ‘the slave experience,’ but a variety of different experiences based on location, on age, on gender, and on skill level.” To what degree do you agree with this statement?