they would be beaten or hanged
Slaves who were caught writing could face severe punishment, such as physical abuse, torture, or even death. Slave owners often viewed literacy as a threat to the existing power dynamic and sought to suppress any form of education among slaves to maintain control.
They would get punished or killed if they even attempted.
They would be killed or punished
trusted slaves or there owners
Typically, slaves were punished with whippings. Most commonly, fifty of them.
One way overseers punished slaves was through physical abuse, such as whipping or beating them for not meeting their daily quotas or for perceived infractions. This brutal treatment was used to maintain control and instill fear in the enslaved population.
Slaves were typically captured through raids, warfare, or abduction by slave traders. They were often captured from African villages or sold by African chieftains who engaged in the slave trade to European and American slave traders for goods and weapons. The transatlantic slave trade played a significant role in the capturing and trafficking of slaves from Africa to the Americas.
Slaves were considered property, and were very expensive, so they would get a huge punishment if they did something wrong.
they punished themselves
anything
Because soon someone will find out and they would get punished too .
Slave would have gotten punished .