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no, that is why they were slaves, they worked for free and barely got enough to eat their lives were not worth anything to the people who :owned them" It is the most shameful stain on American history.
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How much were black slaves paid?
Slaves were not paid. They were given room and board, but they lived in shacks and were only given cheap food to eat.
How did slaves arrive in South Carolina?
Slaves Arrived In South Carolina By Eating Tale ( : bahahahahaha !
What was illegal for slaves in the south?
it was illegal to teach slaves how to read.
How much did slaves get paid?
They were slaves, they worked for food and shelter, not money. They would never get paid the white man took them from their country so the slaves could work for free on the white man's land and farms.
Are laborers classified as slaves?
Laborers are not classified as slaves. Forced laborers are another name for slaves though. Laborers are paid where forced laborers, or slaves are made to with no reimbursement.
If the slaves were freed from the south to go work in the north would they get paid when working in the north?
Yes, if the slaves were freed in the south they would get paid when working in the North. They would just get paid less than the average white person.
What percent of whites in the South in 1860 were large landowners with dozens of slaves?
Small and large that had one slave was about 11%- most had paid off what their owners had paid for them. The "company store" towns had more in worse condition than the slaves in the south.
Why did people want slaves in the south?
Business men would want slaves to work on their plantations. They wouldn't get paid so it was free labour.
What was life like for freed slaves in the south after the civil war?
Former slaves believed that after years of hard labor the South owed them land. This belief was not granted by the South; and many slaves rented small homes and went back to work for paid wages on the plantations.
How much do slaves in Pakistan get paid for working?
slaves don't get paid they're slaves
How much did Victorian slaves get paid?
Slaves get paid nothing.
Why did the south th ink slaves were important?
Slaves were used in the cotton industry. The South made a fortune off of their slaves. After the cotton gin (which removed seeds from cotton) was invented, the South made a great deal of money off of their slaves. Slaves were treated like farm animals and beasts of burden. Not as people. Freeing the slaves would have meant giving up a lot of money, and the South did not want to lose such a valuable resource. Of course, as a result of the Civil War to keep the country united and to free Human slaves, the South paid dearly for keeping people in bondage.
Who were slaves in the South freed by?
the slaves in the south were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
Can slaves earn money from their owners?
By definition, slaves aren't paid.
Did slaves in ancient China get paid?
no
How did the emancipation proclamation change everything?
The emancipation proclamation declared that all enslaved people will be freed and this ruined the chance of the South getting support from Europe. The emancipation proclamation also protected the rights of the slaves in the South and brought them to safety in the North. This changed the course of business in the South and North because every freed slave needed a job. Those jobs would have to come from the white men in the North. As well as this, the South's economy was based on slaves so needed to change to paid labor. Those who were previously slaves would have to be paid in order to work.
Why was slavery used in the south?
It costs less to grow crops with slaves who don't have to be paid, than it does to grow crops by hiring people to work on your plantation.
