Under the task system in the eighteenth century, a slave was expected to tend four acres of rice daily.

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Under the task system, slaves were given a specific daily quota or task to complete, such as tending a certain number of acres of crops. In the South Carolina and Georgia rice plantations, slaves were expected to tend four acres of rice per day, which was a physically demanding and grueling task.

Under the Task System in the Eighteenth Century, a Slave