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The abuse of slaves was caused by the idea that they were property meant to be treated in any way deemed fit to achieve the highest level of production. They were treated in similar manner to any other pack animal found on a farm.

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Was Marie laveau a slave owner?

There is no definitive evidence that Marie Laveau, the famous voodoo priestess from New Orleans, owned slaves herself. However, it is known that she came from a family that owned slaves, and she likely grew up in a household with enslaved individuals.


What is the effect of harsh treatment of the slaves?

Not all slaves were treated harshly. There were different degrees of slavery. The Gullah of the South East Coastal Areas were left on their own except at harvest time. Many of the slaves of Mississippi received extremely harsh treatment. The harsh treatment meant their work suffered, they worked at a much slower rate than the slaves along the east coast. They were much sicker. When freedom came, the slaves went due north. Those from the east coast were smarter than those from areas where slaves had been abused.


How many freed slaves remain on the farm where they had worked as slaves?

There are no freed slaves remaining on the farm where they had worked as slaves. After emancipation, freed slaves were free to leave the farms where they were enslaved.


Why are some slaves forced to work and others not?

There is such a thing as sexual slavery, and that does not necessarily involve work as such. Slaves are always abused in some manner, however; the purpose of slavery is to force people to do things that they would not otherwise do.


Why did slaves punish slaves?

Slaves were sometimes tasked with overseeing the work and behavior of other slaves, and may have punished them in order to maintain control and prevent rebellion. Punishing other slaves could also be a way for some slaves to gain favor with their owners and potentially improve their own living conditions.

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Why did blacks slaves get abused by whites?

Because the whites thought they were "superior" to the blacks. So when the slaves didn't want to work, they were abused.


Where slaves abused when they didn't do a job right or was it just all the time they got abused?

slaves were abused all the time whether they didnt do their job right, or even if their owner just didnt like them period! slaves shouldn't have even been a SLAVE in the first place there regular humans just like us


What is the main occupation of myanmar?

Sadly, a lot of people there are slaves and have been seriously abused.


Did Hammurabi have slaves?

yes hammurabi had many slaves. He didn't traet them well though. he abused them.


Was slavery by Africans racist?

Yes it was. Because back then only slaves were brought from Africa and they were only black. And whites were not slaves and abused the slaves but the whites had way more respect then the African slaves.I hope this helped!


What did slave owners keep there slaves from doing?

Slaves owners deprived their slaves of the many things we, today, take for granted. Slaves were not allowed education, they were not allowed to go out how and when they wanted, they were not allowed to vote, they were not allowed to compain when they are abused, and slaves were not allowed to sleep in bed and wear proper clothing.


How were slaves treated in Sparta?

Slaves were not allowed to be citizens. They were beaten and abused whenever they did something wrong. They generally came from other lands that the Spartans had conquered, and were forced to work for the Spartans.


How were slaves treated badly in Sparta?

Slaves were not allowed to be citizens. They were beaten and abused whenever they did something wrong. They generally came from other lands that the Spartans had conquered, and were forced to work for the Spartans.


Did slaves get abused?

Yes, Slaves got abused often for either running away, back talking, not working or slacking. It was a form of punishment for the slaves and sometimes abuse took many forms, like whipping, burns, brandings, no food, no drink, mutilated, have limbs cut off, tortured, and murdered(sometimes but not that often).


Did slaves get bought just to be punished why?

Slaves got bought in order to perform cheep labor. Many slave holders saw slavery as a "necessary evil," but in order to keep up with mass production, they had to purchase many slaves to do such things as cultivate their crops. Most of the slaves were abused in order to be forced into working.


Why did people in Egypt live a better life then those in other ancient civilizations?

That is not too really. The first codified system was written by King Hammurabi of the Babylonian Empire. This code had laws concerning the treatment of slaves. For the first time, a code of laws was just for all the people of the Empire. The Egyptians in the other hand, abused the slaves and abused the lower class.


How did they control slaves?

they were controlled with mind games, they were belittled and also they were physically abused. To get a clearer more in depth answer check the e-book Emancipation to Emigration