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Plantation owners thought they needed slaves to maximize profit by exploiting free labor in agriculture. Slavery allowed them to maintain low production costs and increase their economic gains. Additionally, the plantation system relied on slave labor to sustain large-scale agricultural operations.
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Why did plantation owners think they needed-slaves?
1. Because they couldn't outscource the jobs to China. 2. Slaves were free labor as opposed to cheap labor. 3. The Government didn't care how slaves were treated.
What was one way plantation owners defended the idea of wining slaves?
Plantation owners often justified owning slaves by claiming it was part of their way of life or culture. They also argued that slaves were needed for the economic success of their plantations and that they were providing a form of care and protection for slaves who would otherwise not survive on their own.
How may slaves do the cottage plantation have?
Cottage Plantation did not keep slaves. It was a free labor farm.
Did slaves live in plantation homes?
Yes, some slaves lived in quarters on the plantation grounds, close to the main house where the plantation owner lived. Others may have lived in slave quarters removed from the main house. The living conditions for slaves on plantations varied depending on the region and the personal beliefs of the plantation owner.
Why would plantation owner prefer slaves instead of indentured servants?
The children of female slaves didn't need to be bought.
What did slaves on a plantation sleep in?
I don't know but i think the slaves on a plantation sleep in poo!
Why did plantation owners think they needed slaves?
1. Because they couldn't outscource the jobs to China. 2. Slaves were free labor as opposed to cheap labor. 3. The Government didn't care how slaves were treated.
In 1807 why was abolishing slave trade ineffective?
Slaves were needed by the plantation owners.
Why did owners need slaves?
The whole slavery thing was for economic reasons. some needed slaves to work on their plantation, some needed slaves to work at home as servants, and other needed slaves to serve in armies. Remember slaves were an unpaid labor force.
Why did plantation owners think they needed-slaves?
1. Because they couldn't outscource the jobs to China. 2. Slaves were free labor as opposed to cheap labor. 3. The Government didn't care how slaves were treated.
What did the colony do to supply laborers for the plantation feilds?
I have no clue, i think got slaves to do the work
What was a plantation owner?
A plantation owner was a person that owned slaves and a farm that the slaves worked on
What did the plantation owners do on the plantation?
they played with the slaves when the were little and as they grew older (if the dad didn't have a son) they would own the slaves and the plantation
Why did most slaves live in the south?
Most slaves were owned by plantation owners. Plantations were very large and needed more people to work on it so that the owners could get rich quick. Also, during the cotton boom, a lot of plantation owners needed more workers to get cotton ready for sale. Slaves didn't have to be paid, just bought.
Plantation-system-of-the-south?
How many slaves were usually needed on a sugar plantation
Did slaves get locked up during the night?
They were not locked up at night. They lived in slave cabins on the plantation , but to leave the plantation they needed passes. Anyone who saw an African American out of the plantation could ask to see the pass.
Did Virginia colony use slaves?
Yes. The first slave arrive in 1619 and slaves were needed to grow the tobacco, cotton, and other crops in the southern plantation system.
