they were property of slave owners(the people who brought them form the market).
The slaves' freedom was denied by the concept that slaves were property, not human beings, and all human beings are free, but not property, so slaves were denied freedom due to the concept that slaves were property, not people.
was slaves counted as people or property
as their property
The slaves brought to America were chattel slaves. The had no rights, could be traded as property, and were expected to perform labors for their masters. The South had field slaves who worked the fields and the house slaves.
Southerners viewed slaves as property. The southerners defended this by saying that the Bible allowed for them to have slaves.
slaves were viewed as property not as people
The slaves' freedom was denied by the concept that slaves were property, not human beings, and all human beings are free, but not property, so slaves were denied freedom due to the concept that slaves were property, not people.
They viewed slaves as property that could simply be replaced.
Slaves didn't earn anything, they where treated as property, and you don't pay your property
was slaves counted as people or property
Marriage. Since property had no rights (and slaves were considered property), a marriage between slaves was not recognized.
The southerners viewed slaves as property.
The term that refers to slaves that do not have the right to own property is chattel slavery. Chattel slaves are considered property themselves and have no legal rights to own assets or possessions.
Slaves were property, like cattle.
Property
Slaves had no rights - they were considered "property"
Because they were slaves the property of another person.