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Why did Edward Brodas and the other slave owners start selling off their slaves?
to make money
Who made money out of slavery?
The slave traders who sold slaves to slave owners.
What was a slave auction?
A slave auction was the process used to sell slaves to slave owners. Slaves were presented and bid on like property.
Ship owners benefit from the slave trade?
people had to pay the ship owners to use the boats. i think!
Why did Southern planters come to depend on enslaved labor?
It was simple greed. Slave labor is the cheapest kind. Slave owners can get very rich through the use of slave labor.
Why did slave owners want slaves?
Slave owners wanted slaves because they were able to make money or profits by the work performed by the slave.
Who benefitted from the slave trade?
the white men benifitted, slave owners
What were slave owners called?
Masters or just plain slave owners
Did slave owners pay slaves?
North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.
Where did the slave owners buy there slaves?
The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
Nonslaveholders followed the leadership of slave owners because?
of their desire to become slave owners.
What did the slave owners do when their slaves when they tryied to fight?
Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.
Did slave owners ever whip babies?
Yes, slave owners whipped babies
Why did slave owners believe there was such a need for slavery in the US?
Slave owners saw an opportunity to capitalize on free labor. They wanted to make more profits, so they didn't pay wages to slaves.
How many slave- owners lived in the south?
about 90%-95% were slave owners living in the south
Who depended mostly on slaves in the southern colonies?
slave owners, slave traders, and plantation owners.
Did the slave owners feel any gilt in the civil war?
No they loved slavery it was important to the slave owners
