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What protection did black slave families have from being broken up?
They had no protection from this. They were at the mercy of their owner. If he wanted to punish the slaves or was just ruthless, he would break apart the family and sell the other members to different slave owners.
What percentage of white families were slave owners?
57 percent
Why did they break up slave families?
they broke the slave families up because random people bought them... for example if you and your family were in a slave auction they did not know that your parents were your parents. So they picked who they wonted and sometimes y'all got separated other times you didn't.
What happened to slave families if members of the family were sold?
If members of a slave family were sold, they would be separated from each other and sent to different plantations or owners. This separation was common during the time of slavery and caused immense emotional distress and trauma to the individuals involved. Families were often torn apart with little regard for their bonds or relationships.
Who benefitted from the slave trade?
the white men benifitted, slave owners
What were slave owners called?
Masters or just plain slave owners
Did slave owners pay slaves?
North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.
Where did the slave owners buy there slaves?
The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
Did owners buy whole families of slaves or did they use to separate them?
It depended on the situation. Sometimes owners may have bought entire families, thereby gaining that many more workers. However, in many of the cases families were separated, such as when a slave owner only wanted some strong men or a woman as a household worker.
How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trave?
it lost 9.5 million people of the African population Families were torn apart..... Lost generations...
Nonslaveholders followed the leadership of slave owners because?
of their desire to become slave owners.
What did the slave owners do when their slaves when they tryied to fight?
Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.
