Slaves work for free, and this allowed farmers to have slaves cultivate and reap the land, causing a high net profit.
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 kept slaves ignorant to maintain control and power over them. By restricting their access to education and information, slave owners were able to prevent slaves from becoming aware of their rights and abilities, making it easier to exploit and control them. Keeping slaves ignorant also prevented them from organizing or resisting their situation effectively.
So that the slave owners would a lesson on keeping slaves
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.
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.