Plantation owners often justified owning slaves by claiming it was part of their way of life or culture. They also argued that slaves were needed for the economic success of their plantations and that they were providing a form of care and protection for slaves who would otherwise not survive on their own.
Slave owners whipped their slaves as a form of punishment, to maintain control and instill fear. It was a method used to exert power and enforce obedience among the enslaved population.
Slave owners kept slaves ignorant to maintain control and power over them. By restricting their access to education and information, slave owners were able to prevent slaves from becoming aware of their rights and abilities, making it easier to exploit and control them. Keeping slaves ignorant also prevented them from organizing or resisting their situation effectively.
If slaves refused to do work, they could face punishment, such as physical abuse, imprisonment, or even death. Slaves were often threatened or subjected to harsh consequences to ensure compliance with their owners' demands.
The slave owners so mean to slave because of their skin color that's why and they thought they were different. Also beating the slaves showed power and dominance over them. And beating slaves, and pushing them to their maximum efforts proved for them to be cheap and efficient. Another reason why a slave owner would be cruel to a slave would be to take out some anger or for hobby/sport, or for some other emotional to psychological reason.
Slaves might refer to their owners as "master" or "mistress" as a form of respect and acknowledgment of their authority.
Roman Slaves would call there owner Master or Sir (Madam) . Dominus is the word for master.
they called them helots!
They would hurt the slaves.
They told them if the yankees win they would keep them slaves.
Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.
Many salve owners in the middle colonies would use either their fists or whips to beat slaves.
They would harvest crops and go to a market or give them to their owners and possibly the owners would sell the crops.
Slave owners referred to house servants as domestics or house slaves.
Yes, of course. However, slaves probably did not eat as well as their owners.
The children of female slaves didn't need to be bought.
It would probably mean death for the slave owners and a massive loss of profit.