They supervised the work of slaves. If slaves did not follow orders, they also punished the slaves.
The overseers did, the plantation ownesr would hire them to watch over the slaves because the themselves had no time to.
women watched over the slaves while working just to make sure that they wouldn't try to get away.
Scribes (who supervised the work), craftsmen ( such as masons, smiths, carpenters and ropemakers) and slaves.
Slaves' work was typically supervised by overseers or slave drivers appointed by the plantation owner. These individuals were responsible for ensuring that the work was completed efficiently and maintaining discipline among the enslaved labor force. Overseers often used physical punishment and intimidation to enforce their authority.
The correct spelling is "supervised."
Bore and raised children, kept house, supervised domestic slaves, worked in the vegetable garden, attended occasional women's religious festivals.
supervised patrol
The Judge ordered supervised visitation. On my job, I was supervised by a long time employee.
Kind of Employees Supervised by You
That is the purpose of SUPERVISED.
Southern states had huge plantations of tobacco, cotton. So, ther ewere the plantation owners, the guards who supervised how the slaves worked, some acountants, and estate stewards. They were dependent on Black slave labour. The slaves were bought and sold in slave markets, a lot of merchants made their living by transporting slaves from Africa to America -they were the slave traders.