Slave owners instilled fear into slaves. They would use harsh punishment and death as an example to prevent slaves from trying to escape the plantations.
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Many were brought from Africa and sold at slave auctions. Others were born to slaves already on the plantations.
They were called plantations
The slaves tried to resist the northern soldiers descending upon their plantations.
slaves from west Africa.
SLAVES AND SUGAR PLANTATIONS Slaves were needed to harvest the crops in the sugar plantations. They were needed for affordable labor, but only because they were also producers of children, who became new slaves. So in addition to revenue from cotton and sugar, the slaveowners also received revenue from the sale of slaves, especially after the importation of new slaves was prohibited.