1. What is the central idea of this text? * Life of the Enslaved The law defined those that were enslaved as property. Legally, slaveholders could do almost anything with the people they enslaved. They could buy and sell them; leave them to their children or heirs. They could also give them away to settle a bet, but in many states, they could not set the enslaved free. As property, the enslaved had none of the rights that free people took for granted. "In law, the slave has no wife, no children, no country, no home," Fredrick Douglass, who was formerly enslaved in Maryland said. "He can own nothing, possess nothing, acquire nothing." Most of the enslaved worked on farms and plantations across the South. By 1860, there were also about 70,000 enslaved people living in towns and cities. Most were hired out, or sent to work in factories, mills, or workshops. The wages they earned belonged to their owners. Often, "urban slaves" were allowed to "live out" on their own, rather than under the watchful eyes of their owners. Because of such freedom, observed Douglass, "A city slave is almost a freeman, compared with a slave on the plantation." A. Almost all enslaved people had some rights such as the ability to own property and live out on their own. B. Almost all enslaved people had no rights and slaveholders could do almost anything with them. Most slaves lived on farms and those who didn't enjoyed slightly more freedom. C. Almost all enslaved people lived in urban areas and worked long hours in factories while receiving little pay. D. Almost all children born to enslaved people became free at birth and went to live in the city.

1. What is the central idea of this text? * Life of the Enslaved The law defined those that were enslaved as property. Legally, slaveholders could do almost anything with the people they enslaved. They could buy and sell them; leave them to their children or heirs. They could also give them away to settle a bet, but in many states, they could not set the enslaved free. As property, the enslaved had none of the rights that free people took for granted. "In law, the slave has no wife, no children, no country, no home," Fredrick Douglass, who was formerly enslaved in Maryland said. "He can own nothing, possess nothing, acquire nothing." Most of the enslaved worked on farms and plantations across the South. By 1860, there were also about 70,000 enslaved people living in towns and cities. Most were hired out, or sent to work in factories, mills, or workshops. The wages they earned belonged to their owners. Often, "urban slaves" were allowed to "live out" on their own, rather than under the watchful eyes of their owners. Because of such freedom, observed Douglass, "A city slave is almost a freeman, compared with a slave on the plantation." A. Almost all enslaved people had some rights such as the ability to own property and live out on their own. B. Almost all enslaved people had no rights and slaveholders could do almost anything with them. Most slaves lived on farms and those who didn't enjoyed slightly more freedom. C. Almost all enslaved people lived in urban areas and worked long hours in factories while receiving little pay. D. Almost all children born to enslaved people became free at birth and went to live in the city.