(2.1) What recommendations does Joao Antonio Andreoni make about how owners should treat their slaves? What motivates his concerns? Why was he particularly worried about mulattoes? What types of resistance does he point to?
(2.2) Why did King Pedro II decree that sugar mill owners give their slaves Saturdays off? (2.3) By the end of the 18th century, what were the conditions on these rural properties?
(9.11) What does Count Pedro de Almeida’s letter indicate about white fears of black rebellions? Why are the slaves rebelling and what is encouraging them? Can Anything de done to prevent these rebellions?
(9.12) What does the treaty proposed by the slaves say about life under slavery? What kinds of things do they demand? Do they question the institution of slavery in this document? Why or why not?
(9.13) What is the view of Blacks being articulated by the merchants and citizens of Bahia in this letter? What is their complaint about how the government has treated blacks? What measures do they suggest to protect themselves? Why are they advocating the end of the slave trade?