Section 2 Key Factors

• – Often characterized their roles in terms of paternalism.
• – On larger plantations, hired overseers to supervise slaves in the field.
• – Were increasingly interested in extending the lives of slave property.

• – Were expected to conform to gender norms for white women.
• – Lived within a system that both glorified and subordinated them.
• – Lived privileged lives but also experienced disadvantages.