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Many were - and the worst ones tended to be downriver in Mississippi. (Hence the fear of being 'sold down the river')
Others who were highly respectable, like Robert E.Lee, treated slaves harshly because they thought blacks would abuse lenient treatment.
Curiously, the Confederate President was a Mississippi landowner who treated his slaves so well that they didn't want their freedom.
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Why did the owners fear that the slaves would revolt?
It would probably mean death for the slave owners and a massive loss of profit.
Where did the slave owners buy there slaves?
The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
How many slaves did most slave owners hold?
depends. Plantation owners had slaves ranging from 20 to 100s. home owners had slaves as servants ranging from 1 to 3. the armies too had slaves. the number of slaves owned depended on the needs of the owners.
Did slave owners have children by slaves?
Yes. Females slaves were raped by owners to give birth to Mulatos, which were slaves as well.
Did slave owners pay slaves?
North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.
What was one way plantation owners defended the idea of wining slaves?
I am not sure what you mean about "winning slaves". Slaves were bought and sold like property.
Why did the owners fear that the slaves would revolt?
It would probably mean death for the slave owners and a massive loss of profit.
Where did the slave owners buy there slaves?
The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
How many slaves did most slave owners hold?
depends. Plantation owners had slaves ranging from 20 to 100s. home owners had slaves as servants ranging from 1 to 3. the armies too had slaves. the number of slaves owned depended on the needs of the owners.
Who punished the slaves?
trusted slaves or there owners
What can slaves do?
slaves can do anything their owners say they have to do.
Did slave owners have children by slaves?
Yes. Females slaves were raped by owners to give birth to Mulatos, which were slaves as well.
When did slaves get lynched?
Slaves were lynched when they did something wrong in the eye's of their owners. Their lives did not mean much and lynching's were used to scare and keep the others in line.
Did slave owners pay slaves?
North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.
How did slave owners in the north prevent slaves from escaping?
There were no northern slaves or slave owners. That is why slaves went north when escaping with the Underground Railroad.
Why did slave owners kill their slaves?
because if you were under the age of 21 you weren't free so owners killed slaves to keep them as slaves
Why did some slaves owners treat their slaves badly?
Slaves were cheap to replace.
