Slaves typically started work at dawn and continued throughout the day until sunset. They had long work hours and very few rest days, often laboring from sunrise to sunset, sometimes even longer during peak seasons like harvest.
I should imagine slaves were up at the crack of dawn as were most people in ancient times. There was no electricity so as much work as possible had to be done in daylight.
Whatever they were told to.
I should imagine slaves were up at the crack of dawn as were most people in ancient times. There was no electricity so as much work as possible had to be done in daylight.
That's why they had slaves. For example, nearly a third of Athens' population were slaves.
a slaves day looks like this they do work all the time
Slaves did not have activities that they could do in their free time in the same way that other people did. They were slaves to their owners, and were forced to do grueling work throughout the day.
During the transatlantic slave trade, most slaves were taken from Africa and transported to work on plantations in the Americas, particularly in regions like the Caribbean and the southern United States. Slaves were forced to work in various industries such as sugar, cotton, and tobacco production.
Slaves historically worked under exploitation and coercion, not by choice or as individuals. Slave labor was unpaid; slaves were considered property and forced to work for the benefit of their owners. It is important to recognize the inhumane and unjust nature of slavery and the exploitation it involved.
around 10 dollarts at the time.
so they wont do the work
The overseers did, the plantation ownesr would hire them to watch over the slaves because the themselves had no time to.