Slaves were considered property, and were very expensive, so they would get a huge punishment if they did something wrong.
no they werent
trusted slaves or there owners
Typically, slaves were punished with whippings. Most commonly, fifty of them.
they punished themselves
anything
Overseers punished slaves to maintain control and discipline on the plantation, to discourage rebellious behavior, and to set an example for other slaves to prevent insubordination.
Yes. Because back then slaves werent treated like human beings.
They were beaten and whipped.
The main reason slaves worked hard were because they could be punished if they did not. Slaves could be punished is a number of ways, which ranged from being whipped to being killed.
slaves werent supposed to be literate during slavery so they only became literate when they escape from the south
whiped
they would be beaten or hanged