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Slaves as far back as history records have always been treated as property due to the possessive nature of slavery.
A slave, by definition if forced to work for someone against their will. By that very nature, the slave is owned by the person or people that enforce their will upon the slave. In a dark twist, in history, this hasn't been ideal for the slave owner as a matter of liability for their slaves. (e.g. A slave escapes, steals a horse, horse is killed in the process of capturing the slave, and the owner of the horse sued the slave owner for damages.) Twisting even further as this also placed a limited check on the slave owners to make sure that slave riots\rebellions did not happen as they may be held liable for damages. For some slaves this may have improved conditions (to deter running) and for others worsened conditions (more brutal tactics to prevent rebellion).
As a matter of law, when two slave owners would be in diagreement over a slave, the possessive nature of slavery more then likely made treating a slave as a piece of property a matter of legal convience and reuse existing livestock law.
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Why were slaves considered chattel?
yes, they were consider as chattel property.
According to the Dred Scott decision slaves were?
According to the decision, slaves were considered property, not people.
What human rights did slaves have?
They were considered property and had no basic human rights.
What rights did slaves have?
Non, slaves had no rights. They were considered property. However, by modern standards, they had all their rights violated.
What factor differentiated indentured servants from slaves?
Whether the person was considered property
What were Slaves are counted as?
slaves were viewed as property not as people
What were the rights of the slaves before the civil war?
Slaves had no rights - they were considered "property"
What were slaves considered back in the early to mid-1800s?
Slaves were considered to be property in the early to mid-1800's.
Southern laws didn't recoconize what between slaves?
Marriage. Since property had no rights (and slaves were considered property), a marriage between slaves was not recognized.
Why were slaves considered chattel?
yes, they were consider as chattel property.
According to the Dred Scott decision slaves were?
According to the decision, slaves were considered property, not people.
Did the slaves in the colony of Virginia have and rights?
A slave- in ANY state- was considered property. Property does not have rights.
Why slaves runway from plantation?
They were SLAVES and forced to work. They were considered property. I would run away too.
Why did the government have a policy to return slaves to their masters?
Because they were considered to be "property."
What human rights did slaves have?
They were considered property and had no basic human rights.
What rights did slaves have?
Non, slaves had no rights. They were considered property. However, by modern standards, they had all their rights violated.
What factor differentiated indentured servants from slaves?
Whether the person was considered property
