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Why did the slave traders try hard to keep slaves alive?
A slave is a valuable commodity in the mind of a slave trader, therefore a dead slave means a loss of capital. In the Transatlantic slave trade the slaves were purchased from the coastal tribes who generally captured people from the inland tribes. Even if a slave-trader captured slaves on his own, it would require money to pay the men to do the capturing. Then there was the expense of feeding a slave, which would lost money if the slave died. In the early days of the trade, there were no purpose-built ships so slaves were kept in large groups, but as sailing ships increased in speed they built ships where slaves could be packed into shelf-like bunks. They would try to quickly make the passage to the West Indies before muscles atrophied and too many slaves had a chance to die. In earlier times, especially at the height of the Roman Empire, slaves were generally spoils of war, and were not so valuable as there was no initial price paid for many them, and slavery was so common that slaves were quite inexpensive. Slave traders of that period were less worried about the health of their slaves, as life was far cheaper--unless the slaves were young and pretty girls or well-trained and -educated.
Did slaves have to go north or south to get out of a slave state?
The slaves headed to the union so which was in the north.
Why were slave codes passed?
Slave codes were created to give status of slaves and the rights of masters. Slave owners would have absolute power over theses' slaves if they have these codes.
Did old slaves do the same job as young slaves?
no older slaves did the hard labor. elderly slaves babysat the children until they were old enough to start working themselves. sometimes slave owners would have sex with their slaves to make more baby slaves so that when they grow they can do work. also some slave women were promised freedom if they had 15 babies with their slave owner.
How were the slaves treated on the journey from Africa to the US?
the ships travelled with as many slaves as possible.each slave just had the sapce to fit in literally/the womens were separated from them mens and mens had handcuffs to prevent rebbelion.due to there so close situations diseases spred quicky and most af them will be vomiting and all that.but when the ships almost reach America were cleaned to show that they are healthy to get good prices og them. any one think tht this is a good ans so pls tell
