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Slaves were black and usually precious and hardworking, valuable.

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Q: Slaves were called black gold. why would slaves be referred to as black gold?
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Why did you get slaves?

The white people, did not wanted to work, so they just took the black people as slaves, so they could work for the white people.


What are some quotes from black slaves during black slavery?

During Black Slavery many people were unable to read and write therefore not many journals were wrote and quotes.


Why was slavery seen as a good idea by some people in 1700 and 1800?

It was because the people of Africa were strong and beautiful. The traders saw them and thought they would be better slaves and easy labor to get. Some also believed that they were giving the black slaves a better life in a colonized world and giving them religion and a chance and "life". It is also said that some of the slave owners quoted, "Once a black man, always a black man. You can never lose a black slave."


Why were slaves needed to work on the plantation?

They were different and had no known rights, and the white people did not want to work on their own plantations or hire other white people.Because of the fact that the black didn't have any known rights in America, it was easy to force them to work there without need to pay them.It was, however, punishable to force a white person to work on your plantation without giving him money for it.


Were there any benefits in the slave trade?

First of all the slave trade was started. many black people turned againts eachother, and the population decreased dramaticly in africa, because of all of the slaves used as tools in other countrys. britain traded goods with these countries such as sugar, rum, nicotine, cotton, tobbaco and many more. when these cheep luxuries came into fashion, everyone wanted some. a have to have. the slave trade build britain up to be a powerfull nd rich empire, so in some way there were positive benifits for britain. however on the other side of the boat were the poor slaves. these slaves, some killed off suicide genral hygeine or lack of food, where cramped into large ship and forced to work in jamica for life. and so this had a very negative effect on africa. overtime these luxirous cheep treats became like drugs. we endulge to much into these substances and some people may refer to them as drugs. so it just shows how much opinions change overtime.