That's just it. They weren't. The slave-owners wouldn't let them be little children. They were treated just like the slaves who gave birth to them. The masters made them work in the fields and whatnot as soon as they could walk. When they were able to be useful in the society, they were being tossed out there to do so.
The planter group (those who held 20 or more slaves) made up under 4% of the adult white men in the south, held more than 1/2 of the slaves and produced most of the cotton and tobacco and all of the sugar and rice, thus most slaves lived on large plantations.
Slaves do not increase personal support. In fact, the use of slaves contributes to the exploitation and abuse of individuals and goes against principles of equality and human rights. It is unethical and illegal to own slaves in most societies.
Most slaves in the time of the 13 colonies lived on the Plantations. They were needed because harvesting requiered strenuous work, so most slaves spent mos of their time in the feild tending to mostly tabacco. During this time the christians did not oppose slavery because they told themselves that the slaves were not Christians so it was ok to make them work.
The Grimke sisters, Angelina and Sarah Grimke, were raised in a slave-owning family in South Carolina but later became abolitionists. They gave their inherited slaves freedom and left the South to join the abolitionist movement in the North. They actively worked to end slavery and fought for women's rights.
Rich people do not "need" slaves. Historically, some wealthy individuals may have used slaves for economic and social gain, but this practice is unethical and illegal in most modern societies. Owning slaves goes against basic human rights and principles of equality.
in stable two-person households
king cotton
rice
The slaves on the large landed estates raised animals as well as tilling their fields.
african slaves
Probably the Mayans, They grew and raised there own cattle. You could also say the Egyptians but they had mostly slaves do their work.
Most slaves are from West Africa.
Most slaves worked on farms.
South Carolina had the most slaves. 57% of the population of the state were slaves
If you mean slaves in the US, the answer is Africa.
Fredrick Douglas urged Lincoln to free the slaves as a Moral Issue, but it raised morale as well.
We don't know anything about Cleopatra's life before she became queen. But it can be assumed that she was raised by the palace slaves who were under the supervision of her parents.