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How did slaves fight back?
slaves rebelled by stealing the owners weapons etc..
Why did slaves get branded?
Slaves were branded because it helped slave owners indentify the slaves, also because slaves often ranaway, if they were caught by slave patrol they would be brought back to the correct slave owner based on the number imprinted on their skin (usually their palm).
When the slaves left how did the owners react?
Really mad. They were desperate to get there slaves back so they contacted the government, but they couldn't help.
Who won during Bleeding Kansas?
The owners won, but the slaves came back and killed them.
Were plantation owners the only ones to own slaves if not who else owned them?
Slaves were owned by anyone who could afford one. Slaves were owned to work on palntation, they were used at home as servants, in armies as soldiers, house guards, females were used to be raped sometimes, they were used by home owners to work and bring back wages to owners. whatever the reason was, slaves were mostly used for economic reasons
What was the fugitive slave ack?
It declared that all runaway slaves be brought back to their "owners" after many had fled to the North.
What happened because slave owners feared resistance by slaves?
States passed slave codes and slave laws. These laws kept the slaves in a subordinate position and made it so even a free slave could be captured and sent back into slavery.
What ordered every USgovernment officer to help slave owners get their runaway slaves back?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Why did cruel owners seldom get arrested for mistreating slaves?
To put it simply, back in the time of slaves, the slaves weren't viewed as people, but rather a beast of burden, like a horse or a mule. Now, we know better. Hopefully....
Why were slave owners worried about rebellion?
Slave owners were worried about rebellion because they depended on the labor of enslaved people for their economic livelihood. Large-scale uprisings could threaten their power and control, as well as disrupt the social order they benefited from. They feared losing their property and facing violent retaliation if enslaved people were to revolt.
What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 require of all citizens?
. . . . . . . . . .The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required all citizens in helping Southern slaveholders acquire their slaves back. If they refused to comply, they could be fined or put in jail. Slaves that escaped from their owners often fled to the North and some were helped, an example is the Underground Railroad. This law was passed due to hopes of plantation owners of regaining their slaves or "property" back, but most Northerners chose to ignore it, which infuriated them.- S0L. . . . . . . . . .
What were slaves declared as?
Property to slave owners usually on plantations where they normally worked on growing crops and doing back breaking work.
