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That depends on the time and place the slave owner lived in. Slaves in the antebellum South were legally classified as domestic animals, like cows or sheep. So a slave owner was perfectly free to kill a slave that he owned. The only reason to avoid killing them is that slaves, like other domestic animals, were worth money. It would be foolish to buy a slave only to kill him or her. Nonetheless, if a slave master wished to kill a slave, he had every legal right to do so.

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What happened if the runaway slave were caught?

If a runaway slave was caught, they would be harshly punished, often beaten, tortured, or even killed by their owner or authorities. They would then be returned to their owner and likely face even more severe consequences as a form of deterrence for future escape attempts.


What happened to a slave owner who worked a slave to death or beat a slave to death?

Slave owners could not be tried in court. There was no law against the mistreatment of slaves.


What happened a slave if the refused the Jon their master told them to do?

In real life, not in fiction: If a slave refused to do the work the master told them to do, the master could have the slave beaten, starved, or killed.


What is the owner of a slave called?

A master is the owner of a slave.


What happened to babies if they were born by a slave?

They became property of the slave owner. Once they had grown enough to do work, they would be put to work like any other slave. They also were taken from their mother.


When slave tried to protest what would happened?

If slaves tired to protest they would get beet up our even killed


What do you call a person that own a slave?

A person who owns a slave is typically referred to as a "slave owner" or "master."


Can another slave owner whoop another slave?

Yes, but if the slave was incapacitated he may have to pay the owner of the slave for a replacement.


Was John Adams a slave owner?

no john Adam was not a slave owner


What do you call a person that owns a slave?

A person who owns a slave is commonly referred to as a slaveholder or slave owner.


What happened in Auschwitz in world war 2?

People were killed A lot of slave labour working going on Children were experimented on.


What is a freedman?

A slave who is freed by his slave owner

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