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Why did slave owners want slaves?
Slave owners wanted slaves because they were able to make money or profits by the work performed by the slave.
What did slave owners not want slaves to read?
weaknesses
Why did slave owners not want to give up slaves?
Because to them, slaves were cheap, efficient labor.
Did harriet know how to read and write?
No, she did not learn how to read or write because none of the slaves were allowed to be taught in case they used it for communication to escape.
Why didn't slave owners want to free their slaves?
It Was Against The State Of Law In The South
Why did the slave owners not want to mistreat their slaves?
Slave owners often did not want to mistreat their slaves because they depended on them for labor and economic profit. Additionally, mistreating slaves could lead to resistance, rebellion, or decreased productivity, which could threaten the stability of the plantation system. Some slave owners also believed in paternalistic ideologies that justified treating their slaves with some level of care and protection.
Why did southern slave owners prefer keep their slaves illiterate?
not allowing them to attend school to learn how to read and write
Could slave owners legally kill their slaves?
yes, because they owned them and they can do whatever they want to to them.
What did Europe want captured African slaves to do?
American and European slave owners wanted cheap labour.
What did slave owners do after slavery?
They wanted their slaves to stay and work, but they still didnt want to pay them anything.
How did the slave owners feel about the underground railroad?
They hated it. Well at least the ones who didnt want to lose thier slaves.
Why weren't slave owners punished if they killed their slaves?
Because they owned them and you can do with property as you want. the same reason why pig farm owners and cattle owners are not punished for killing their animals and selling them to butchers.
