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because they were black, and white people thought that they were better than them.

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Slaves were often punished by their owners as a means of control and discipline. Punishments could range from physical abuse to harsh working conditions and even death in some cases. These punishments were used to reinforce the power dynamic between slave owners and slaves and to discourage rebellion or disobedience.

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They were punished because they ither doing something wrong or they disobaid there oner and or tray to escape.

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Why would a runaway slave have to be brave?

because they could get caught by their owner and get punished


Laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?

Fugitive Slave Act


Why are slave women punished?

Slave women were often punished to assert control and maintain discipline within the slave community. Punishments served as a means of coercion, instilling fear to deter resistance or disobedience. In addition, punishment was used by slave owners as a way to exert power and reinforce the hierarchical social structure of slavery.


How did the South react to slave revolts?

they fight for it and got what did needing.


What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?

fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act


What happend to slaves if their masters found out about them breaking tools on purpose?

Slave would have gotten punished .


What was a fiugitive slave law?

If slaves were caught in the north, they are to be returned to the right owner. The officer capturing the slave was to receive a bonus. If a bystander refused to help capture a slave, they would be punished also.


Why was slave resistance on plantations unsuccessful?

slave resistance on plantations was unsuccessful because the plantation owners were united and if a slave tried to escape they would help each other find him/her. another reason is because slaves were often too scared to resist, they would be made to watch others being punished (most common if whipping) or have been punished themselves.


Did slaves have to watch when another slave got punished?

Yes. slaves were forced to watch it take place. In many examples they were force to commit or extend the punishment to their fellow slave.


What would happen if you didn't do your work as a slave?

Often if a slave refused to obey every whim of their masters they were beaten, starved, whipped, and punished severely through brute force.


Who punished the slaves who got caught escaping?

Slave owners or overseers typically punished slaves who were caught escaping. Punishments could range from physical abuse, such as whipping or branding, to being sold to a harsher master. Additionally, some slave codes allowed for further punishment by the legal system.


What was the purpose of the slave code?

the slave code was a law saying if a slave owner was to killed one of his slaves he would not be punished.