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Slaves were mainly used by plantation owners, and were very useful in monotonous and difficult tasks, and were obviously much cheaper than hired labor. They were also used for other tasks done around the home, when the family could not complete them easily on their own. This explains why the south was so ready to fight for their right to own said slaves.

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How were most slaves raised?

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.


What where two types of slaves?

Two types of slaves in ancient Rome were household slaves who worked in the homes of their master, performing domestic duties, and agricultural slaves who worked in the fields and farms belonging to their master.


How was life different for slaves that worked in the home than slaves that worked in the fields?

Slaves who worked in the home generally had better living conditions, access to better food, and sometimes received special treatment from their owners compared to those who worked in the fields. However, they were still subject to the same brutal treatment and lack of freedom experienced by all slaves.


Did slaves look for other slaves?

Yes, some slaves did form relationships and communities with other slaves for support and companionship. This was a way for them to cope with the harsh conditions of slavery and find solidarity in their shared experiences.


Why were house slaves sometimes resented by field slaves?

House slaves were sometimes resented by field slaves because they typically had better living conditions, closer proximity to the master, and less physically demanding work. This perceived preferential treatment could create jealousy and tensions between the two groups of slaves.

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Why other than as punishment might it have been useful to slave owners to have their slaves scarred branded or their toes removed?

Disfigurement was used as a means of marking slaves as belonging to a particular owner. That would be useful to help recover runaway slaves and to discourage other masters from stealing slaves.


Who were the educated slaves from Greece?

The educated slaves from Greece were those slaves who were schooled right along with their owner's children. The same for the Roman slaves. An educated slave was more useful to his master than an illiterate.


Was the first shot in World War 1 in Puerto Rico?

No it was in the battle when the slaves just started to get useful


Why were men slaves more desired than women slaves in the African slave trade?

Because they thought the men would be more useful when it came to physical labor than women.


Why was the sail made?

To harness the power of the wind. Quite useful if you don't have enough slaves to row you across the sea.


How can you identify the man?

Which one? A Generic black suit and a comb-over. This is also useful for identifying slaves to the man.


Why did the value of the slaves as an export increase over time?

the value of slaves as an export increased over time because the slaves were very useful and were often bought to perform menial labor and domestic chores. in other areas that had diff. cultures they were used to raise the status of the slaveholder.


Who was the person who was the child of slaves invented ironing board lawn sprinkler and many other useful things?

Elijah McCoy


How did John Tyler view African Americans?

Tyler owned black slaves and depended on them to work his fields. Slaves were useful for doing work but in order to justify keeping them as slaves, one had to view them as somewhat less than fully human, or at best, an inferior version of humanity.


Why did the value of slaves as export increase over time?

the value of slaves as an export increased over time because the slaves were very useful and were often bought to perform menial labor and domestic chores. in other areas that had diff. cultures they were used to raise the status of the slaveholder.


Why did the value of slaves an an export increase over time?

the value of slaves as an export increased over time because the slaves were very useful and were often bought to perform menial labor and domestic chores. in other areas that had diff. cultures they were used to raise the status of the slaveholder.


What makes constellation useful?

In other centuries, navigators used them to help them get to land. In others, the North Star helped thousands of slaves go to freedom. If you know them and which way they are going, they can be useful if you get lostin the woods or something.