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What did the Mesopotamians believed in the relationship between gods and mortals?

The Mesopotamians believed that the relationship between gods and mortals was a staple for existence


Why does the emancipation declare immediate freedom to slaves?

It technically freed the slaves in the states in rebellion, but not the ones in the Border states that had stayed loyal. In practice, it did not free many slaves, but the Union troops were licensed to liberate any slaves they came across in their Southern campaigns. These presently joined the Union armies.


What was the relationship between increased cotton production in the south and the growth of slavery?

Slaves were used to plant, grow, pick, bundle and ship out the cotton. They were used by the southern Cotton industry of the USA in order to get free labor. They worked during hot and cold days and nights and were treated very badly by their masters.


How was the relationship between colonist and africans?

Well they were the colonists' slaves, so they were most likely cruel to Africans, although there was probably the occasional kind colonist


Where all slaves from Africa?

In early America, mostly. In the world, absolutely not. Our word "slave" comes from the world "slav," a European (white) people who were apparently taken as slaves a lot back in the day. Slaves could also be captured enemy soldiers of any nation, especially in the ancient world, when slavery was extremely common. Later on, kidnapping African tribesmen became the most profitable form of slavery.

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How did the slaves use their imagination in order to reverse the harsh reality of the owner-slave relationship?

A strong musical tradition, in the form of field-songs and spirituals, some of them accompanied by the banjo - a happy slave-invention.


What is the relationship between goree island in the slave trades?

Goree Island of Dakar, Senegal, was erroneously considered a major hub of the transatlantic slave trade because it was the location of a home place named the House of Slaves. In reality there were very few slaves ever processed on the island.


Why are men slaves to women?

This statement is a stereotype and not indicative of reality. In healthy relationships, both men and women are equal partners who make decisions together. Both parties should have autonomy and freedom in the relationship.


Freedom for slaves?

Freedom for slaves became a reality when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. He signed the document in 1863.


What type of relationship slaves have with their master?

The relationship between slaves and their master historically involved forced servitude, exploitation, and often abuse. Slaves were considered property and had little to no rights or autonomy. It was a highly unequal and oppressive dynamic based on power and control.


Why did slavery in the Americas?

In reality, the first slaves in the Americas were Native American. The problem was they either died very quickly or escaped. Then they came up with the bright idea of trading the Native American slaves for African slaves.


Why did the slavery develop in the Americas?

In reality, the first slaves in the Americas were Native American. The problem was they either died very quickly or escaped. Then they came up with the bright idea of trading the Native American slaves for African slaves.


Was the apprenticeship system beneficial to masters and slaves?

Slaves were property and had no relationship with an apprenticeship. The apprenticeship was a contract for 7 years of work in a area of trade.


Relationship between Cash Crop and Slavery?

The relationship, was that slaves were needed to harvest the crops, so the plantation owner could get his profit from them.


As white southerners regained control of state governments what did they began to do?

compensate former slaves


The growing demand for slaves led to an increase in the U.S.?

The growth of the cotton plantation demanded more slaves to work, pick, and grown the cotton. In looking at statistics of the numbers of bales of cotton there is a relationship to the number of slaves. More cotton meant more slaves.


What does caught in the matrix mean?

This is a reference to a science fiction movie called The Matrix. In it, people were trapped in a virtual reality world and were really slaves to machines. If you're caught in the matrix, you're trapped in a virtual reality.