sadly, yes. it was thought that it was better to get as much work out of the slave before it died. there was no need seen to treat a sick slave when one could be bought or a child would soon be ready to work
Yes. Because back then slaves werent treated like human beings.
No, not at all. Slaves were expected to work whether they were healthy or sick.
Pretending to be sick to avoid work.
If the slaves were sick, they would usually be thrown offboard and left to swim. This is because no-one would want to buy the sick slaves.
Sabotaging equipment or tools, pretending to be sick or injured, or deliberately working slowly are examples of passive resistance that slaves used to disrupt the system of slavery without directly confronting their oppressors.
There are still slaves today.
It is a compound sentence.
One example of passive resistance used by slaves was pretending to be sick or injured to avoid work. Slaves would sometimes slow down their work pace, feign illness, or cause accidents to disrupt the productivity of their owners. These forms of resistance were subtle ways for slaves to resist their oppressors without directly challenging them.
Pretending to be sick to avoid work is an example of passive resistance used by slaves.
Slaves owners could use brutal force by beating their slaves into submission or they would simply be kind to their slaves while still enforcing a good work ethic.
from when the slaves rebelled and got tired of your work you all fat sick me dont know me dummy you arr vas legas
In the civil war slaves were still slaves but still, they were with the enemy and were as such treated as the enemy.