The prejudice of the time created a view that slaves were property. As a result, not only were slaves rarely able to read and write to record birth dates, their owners simply did not regard noting the birth of a slave as anything worth writing down.
Yes. Females slaves were raped by owners to give birth to Mulatos, which were slaves as well.
The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.
Slave owners wanted slaves because they were able to make money or profits by the work performed by the slave.
There were no northern slaves or slave owners. That is why slaves went north when escaping with the Underground Railroad.
Slaves were prevented from learning how to read or write. Slave owners were freed of punishment for beating their slaves. Slave owners were freed of punishment for murder of their slaves.
Slaves were prevented from learning how to read or write. Slave owners were freed of punishment for beating their slaves. Slave owners were freed of punishment for murder of their slaves.
Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.
In the South, it was estimated that 350,000 slave owners held a significant number of slaves.
Harriet Tubman was born in late April or late march. The year was 1820or1822 Nobody is sure because slave owners did not record their slaves dates of birth
The purchased them at slave auctions. Owners that had more slaves than they needed, and those bringing them from Africa would sell them at slave markets.
A slave owner can have as many slaves as they can afford to buy and support.