Because they told the people that they would break a nail if they did.
They weren’t kept in wooden cages, but in chains.
rusty chains
Slaves for the most part always wore chains. The chains were either a form of punishment or put on so they would not escape.
The broken chains represent escape from the chains of tyranny.
Yes, slaves were commonly chained as a method of restraint and control by slave owners or traders. Chains were used to prevent escape attempts and assert dominance over the slaves. Additionally, chains were also used during transportation of slaves from one location to another.
The people that kept watch on slaves were overseers they were mostly on plantation farms
Slaves were kept in the West Indies to grow and harvest sugar and molesses.
Shackles, chains, and torture.
At what age did female slaves begin to have children.
They were kept in chains on the ships, and many got very sick on the trip to the US or wherever they were being taken. There was no way for them to use a bathroom nor were they given enough water or food to sustain them.
in the deck and the hold
1 so they couldnt escape 2 Some slaves in the USA wore neclases of iron which they couldnt take of. The name and location of their owner was written in it. So when the slave would escape, people would recognize him as a slave and bring him back to his owner.