When the slaves were freed, some chose their former owner's last name, and some chose different last names, but they had no last names before then.
Slaves in the United States often did not have last names, or if they did, it was common for them to take on their owner's last name as a form of identification. This practice was a result of the dehumanization and lack of agency experienced by enslaved individuals.
the former slave owners were usually wealthy Greeks so they didn't try to make the slaves lives harder but they tried to make their lives easy.
States passed slave codes and slave laws. These laws kept the slaves in a subordinate position and made it so even a free slave could be captured and sent back into slavery.
Yes, slave owners could choose to free their slaves by granting them emancipation. This was done through legal documents or sometimes by setting them free in person. However, many slave owners chose not to do so due to economic, social, or ideological reasons.
States passed slave codes and slave laws. These laws kept the slaves in a subordinate position and made it so even a free slave could be captured and sent back into slavery.
The Fugitive Slave Law was a United States law passed in 1850 that required all escaped slaves to be returned to their owners, even if they were found in free states. It was part of the Compromise of 1850 and was highly controversial, leading to increased tensions between abolitionists and pro-slavery advocates.
the more likely answer is that the slave adopted their former owners name, as they did not usually have surnames of their own. Very often, the slaves were called by the owners last name if seen on the streets of a town, and as such it became commonplace that when referred to, the former slaves gave the owners last name as their own. You have to consider the fact that most if not all slaves were never given any kind of education, so the whole concept of reading and writing was something they knew nothing about.
possibly,because a good slave owner would have his slave marry which was illegal.it will be mor likely he got caught ,so most owners dint take the risk
so that they can help them in manual work
Slave owners wanted slaves to marry so they could produce more children to increase the labor force and ensure the continuation of slavery through generations. Marriages also helped to maintain social order and stability among the enslaved population.
they didnt escape in the daytime, they escaped in the night, so the slave owners couldn't see them
i nthe time of black slave, a slave took the last name of their owner. malcom x became independent of that when he gave up his slave name for the variable x which represents his true last name that he lost to the slave owner. =========================================================== Above is a different answer from what I heard on a different website. Malcolm X isn't his REAL name. The Malcolm was given to him by one of his teachers and the X is an unknown thing in math, so that's how he made his name... Malcolm 'Unknown'
probably because they only choose the Americans can do the slaving because the slave owners wanted more money.AnswerBecause the slave owners who came to America they only wanted African Americans to do all of the slaving so the slave owners come to take them to get more money
Black people was the first on earth, so the name Carter came from a black nation.
Slave owners saw an opportunity to capitalize on free labor. They wanted to make more profits, so they didn't pay wages to slaves.
slave owners didnt have to pay for labor so they made far more money.
so that they could know if a slave was or was not there, or to see if they were eating the things they may have been picking.
because if you were under the age of 21 you weren't free so owners killed slaves to keep them as slaves