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"He was about five feet ten inches high, of full habit, and without prejudice, I must be allowed to say, was a man whose
whole appearance was sinister and repugnant." James Burch would affect Solomon by keeping him in slavery and by beating him when he
would disobey him. James would also show the harsh reality of slavery of Solomon.
"Captain, wheres Platt... Who shipped that n*****" Theophilus Freeman affects Solomon by giving him his new name, Platt, effectively
changing him as a person and how people will see him.
"Drawing me over the bench, face downwards, Radbum placed his heavy foot upon the fetters, between my wrists, holding them painfully to
the floor." Evenezerr Radburn would mainly affect Solomon through helping James Burch and other slavers iwh their actions and by harming
Solomon when he first realizes that he is now a slave.
"He was very intelligent, and fully comprehended his situation. The thought of going south overwhelmed him with grief." Clemens Ray would
affect SOlomon by teaching him how to lie as a slave and to not speak up or out against his owners.
"... he [John Williams] constantly entertained the hope that his master would redeem him-a hope that was subsequently realized."
"Most of the time he {Randall} was playin about the yard, but occasionally would cry, calling for his mother, and wondering when she would
come. His mother's absences seemed to be the great and only grief in his little heart." Robert would both bring sorrow and joy to Solomon
and the other slaves since RObert would amuse them with his pranks and bring sadness to their hearts when he cries out for his mother.
"How all her [Eliza's] fears were realized- how she mounted day and night and would never be comforted - how as she predicted, her heart did
indeed bral, with the burden of maternal sorrow..." Eliza would affect Solomon through how she would both bring him hope and happiness and
grief since he would become happy from seeing Eliza being motherly and taking care of her children.
"Like myself [Solomon] he [Robert] had been born free, and had a wife and two children in Cincinnati... We would sympathize with and
understand each other. Robert would affect Solomon by being a good friend that Solomon could relate to."
"He [Arthur] protested, in a loud voice against the treatment he was recieving and demanded to be releeased. His face was swollen and
covered with wounds and bruises, and, indeed, one side of it was a completely raw sore." Arthur would cause Solomon to fall into a deep
despair whenever they would come to Washington D.C. since Arthur;s owner was there to save him from his kidnappers while no familiar
face was there to greet Solomon showing how hopeless this situation is.
"My good friend whose names was John Manning, was an Englishman by birth, and a noble-hearted, generous sailor as ever walked a deck."
John Manning would affect Solomon's life by sending the letter that Solomon would make, which would hopefully make it to the people who
could help Solmon be freed from Slavery.
"How often since that time has the recollection of his paternal counsels occured to me, while lying in a slave but in the distant sand sickly regions of Louisiana smarting w
the undeserved wounds which an inhuman master had inflicted, and longing only for the grave which had covered him to shield me also from the lash of the oppressor."
"During the season I became perfectly familiar with the art and mysteries of rafting a knowledge which afterwards enabled me to render profitable service to a worthy mas
and to astonish the simple witted lumbermen on the bansk of the Bayou Boeuf. "
"During the winter I was employed with others repairing the Champlain Canal, on that section over which William Van Nortwick was superintendent.""
"Having hired several efficient hands to assist me, I entered into contracts for the transportation of large rafts of timber from Lake Champlain to Troy.""
Solomon visited Montreal Canada to learn about localities. "I was induced to make a visit to Canada. Preparing to Montreal, I visited the
cathedral and other places of interest from that city, from whence I continued... "
This was where Solomon moved to and established a farm. "With one cow, one swine, a yoke of fine oxen I had lately purchase of Lewis Brown, in Hartford, and other perso
property and effects we proceeded to our new home in Kingsbury."
This was where Solomon moved to to find a job. Where Solomon was when he found out he had been enslaved. "In March, 1834, we removed to Saratoga Springs."
Where Solomon was when he found out he had been enslaved. This is where Solomon first goes after being put into the slavetrade."
" I travels on the Mississippi to the next slave pen"
One of the ships Solomon and others were transported on. This is another ship used for travel on his journey down the James River
this is where his owner takes him to work
This is how they travel to New Orleans
This what they travel on to get to New Orleans.
was a period in the history of the Southern United States of America from the late 18th century
until the start of the American Civil War in 1861. (https://aaregistry.org/)
a large farm or estate in a tropical or semitropical zone, for the cultivation of cotton, tobacco,
coffee, sugarcane, etc., typically by enslaved, unpaid, or low-wage resident laborers.
the practice of owning slaves (https://www.vocabulary.com/)
a person who oversees; supervisor; manager: (https://www.dictionary.com/)
A chronic disease characterized by uncontrolled drinking and preoccupation with alcohol. (Mayo
Clinic)
attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles: (Vocabulary.com)
a person having one-fourth Black ancestry, with one Black grandparent; the offspring of a mulatto and a
white
person. (Vocabulary.com)
the sport of traveling on rivers and streams by raft. (Vocabulary.com)
dungleon like room designed for one standing, with iron staples to which the wrists were locked
a short pole with a wide, flat part at one end or both ends, used for moving a small boat or canoe through
the water (dictionary.cambridge.com)
a whip, usually having nine knotted lines or cords fastened on to a handle (dictionary.reference.com)
the act of putting something between two things, people, or groups, or into the middle of something:
(Dictionary.cambridge.com)
being physically restrained (dictionary.com)
a name someone uses instead of their real name, especially on a written
work:
(Dictionary.Cambridge.com)