Farming and other hard labor.
The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.
slave owners supported their use of slaves by saying they were good for the economy and because they were doing them a favor by letting them as slaves because they actually got a house and food for free unlike factory workers who had to rent it
Slave owners wanted slaves because they were able to make money or profits by the work performed by the slave.
There were no northern slaves or slave owners. That is why slaves went north when escaping with the Underground Railroad.
Slave owners frequently beat their slaves to force them to obey. whip the slaves, and hire people to watch the slaves.
No, steroids were not in use duing the time of slavery.
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.
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.
Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.
In the South, it was estimated that 350,000 slave owners held a significant number of slaves.
The people who bought slaves were often referred to as slave owners or slave traders. They were individuals who purchased enslaved people to use them for labor or other purposes.