Fugitive Slave Act, 1850.
slaves rebelled by stealing the owners weapons etc..
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).
Really mad. They were desperate to get there slaves back so they contacted the government, but they couldn't help.
The owners won, but the slaves came back and killed 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
It declared that all runaway slaves be brought back to their "owners" after many had fled to the North.
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.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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....
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.
Property to slave owners usually on plantations where they normally worked on growing crops and doing back breaking work.
Fugitive Slave Act, 1850.