They were able to use the slave labor to make crops. The slaves didn't get pay, so they were less expensive than paid workers, and they could produce a lot of food. Once this food was sold, the profit was high.
the white men benifitted, slave owners
Masters or just plain slave owners
North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.
The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
Slave owners benefited from slavery by exploiting the labor of enslaved individuals to generate significant wealth and economic advantages for themselves. They could also control and dominate the lives of enslaved people, exerting power and maintaining social status within their communities. Additionally, the dehumanization and mistreatment of enslaved individuals allowed slave owners to perpetuate a system of racial superiority that justified their actions and preserved their wealth and privilege.
of their desire to become slave owners.
Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.
Yes, slave owners whipped babies
about 90%-95% were slave owners living in the south
slave owners, slave traders, and plantation owners.
Africans captured in intertribal warfare or raids were often sold as slaves by African slave owners to European and Arab traders along the coast. These traders then transported the enslaved Africans to the Americas or the Middle East for sale.
Slave owners wanted slaves because they were able to make money or profits by the work performed by the slave.