THE DAILY LIFE OF ENSLAVED AFRICANS IN NORTH AMERICA VARIED ACCORDING TO WHAT REGION THEY LIVED IN AND WHAT TYPE OF CROP THEY CULTIVATED. THE MOST COMMON SYSTEM THE “GANG LABOR” METHOD FOUND IN REGIONS GROWING TOBACCO AND COTTON. UNDER THIS SYSTEM, AFRICANS WORKED THE ENTIRE DAY IN GROUPS CONTROLLED BY A DRIVER OR OVERSEER. IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA, WHERE RICE WAS THE CROP, A “TASK SYSTEM” OPERATED THAT ALLOCATED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WORK TO EACH WORKER PER DAY. AFTER THE TASK WAS COMPLETED, THEY COULD DO WHAT THEY WANTED WITH THE REST OF THE DAY. MANY AFRICANS USED THIS TIME TEND THEIR OWN CROPS, WHICH THEY USED TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR OWN DIETS. THEY USED THEIR SURPLUS TO SELL TO OTHER AFRICANS OR LOCAL TRADERS.