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Slave owners wanted slaves because they were able to make money or profits by the work performed by the slave.

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What did slave owners not want slaves to read?

weaknesses


Where did the slave owners buy there slaves?

The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.


Why did slave owners not want to give up slaves?

Because to them, slaves were cheap, efficient labor.


Did slave owners pay slaves?

North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.


How did slave owners in the north prevent slaves from escaping?

There were no northern slaves or slave owners. That is why slaves went north when escaping with the Underground Railroad.


Why didn't slave owners want to free their slaves?

It Was Against The State Of Law In The South


Why did the slave owners not want to mistreat their slaves?

Slave owners often did not want to mistreat their slaves because they depended on them for labor and economic profit. Additionally, mistreating slaves could lead to resistance, rebellion, or decreased productivity, which could threaten the stability of the plantation system. Some slave owners also believed in paternalistic ideologies that justified treating their slaves with some level of care and protection.


What is a example of slave code?

Slaves were prevented from learning how to read or write. Slave owners were freed of punishment for beating their slaves. Slave owners were freed of punishment for murder of their slaves.


What is an example of a slave codes?

Slaves were prevented from learning how to read or write. Slave owners were freed of punishment for beating their slaves. Slave owners were freed of punishment for murder of their slaves.


What did the slave owners do when their slaves when they tryied to fight?

Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.


How many slave owners had slaves?

In the South, it was estimated that 350,000 slave owners held a significant number of slaves.


Could slave owners legally kill their slaves?

yes, because they owned them and they can do whatever they want to to them.