Slaves were unpaid labourers who were forced to do the masters bidding. A generous master may not have worked them quite so hard as a cruel one might have. For outdoor work, I'd assume they'd have been allowed to quit for the night when the sun went down, or when there was insufficient light.
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Slaves stopped working when slavery was officially abolished in the United States with the passage of the 13th Amendment in December 1865. However, some forms of coerced labor and exploitation persisted in different forms for many years afterward.
They were slaves, they worked for food and shelter, not money. They would never get paid the white man took them from their country so the slaves could work for free on the white man's land and farms.
Slaves did not receive rewards for their work as they were considered property and not paid for their labor. They were forced to work under harsh conditions without any compensation or benefits.
Slaves typically started work at dawn and continued throughout the day until sunset. They had long work hours and very few rest days, often laboring from sunrise to sunset, sometimes even longer during peak seasons like harvest.
Yes, Lyman Hall owned slaves. He was a plantation owner in Georgia and owned slaves to work on his land.
Slaves in the United States were typically required to work from dawn until dusk, which could vary by region and season but generally totaled around 10 to 12 hours per day. Additionally, many slaves were also expected to work on weekends and holidays, resulting in long and arduous schedules.