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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.
How was life different for slaves that worked in the home than slaves that worked in the fields?
Life for "house slaves" was easier for slaves working on plantations. The house slaves thought than they were better than the slaves on the plantations.
What does slaves mean?
slaves meaning
What where two types of slaves?
there was a house slaves' and the field slaves';)that's all i know of.
Did slaves mine?
yes slaves did mine
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
What is slot working mechanism in railway control panel and how is it useful to the station master?
a station mmaster is someone who help the slaves exscape a station mmaster is someone who help the slaves exscape a station master is someone who helps slaves exscape
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.
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 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.
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.
