To put it simply, back in the time of slaves, the slaves weren't viewed as people, but rather a beast of burden, like a horse or a mule. Now, we know better. Hopefully....
no she just helped slaves run away from there owners.
Many salve owners in the middle colonies would use either their fists or whips to beat slaves.
Because they owned them and you can do with property as you want. the same reason why pig farm owners and cattle owners are not punished for killing their animals and selling them to butchers.
yes and no because owners never took count as to were the slaves were from
Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.
no she just helped slaves run away from there owners.
Slave owners often did not want to mistreat their slaves because they depended on them for labor and economic profit. Additionally, mistreating slaves could lead to resistance, rebellion, or decreased productivity, which could threaten the stability of the plantation system. Some slave owners also believed in paternalistic ideologies that justified treating their slaves with some level of care and protection.
No. Actually, Ellsworth was against owning and mistreating slaves.
they fight for it and got what did needing.
Slaves were considered property by slave owners, like the cattle and other farm animals. Owners had no problem interbreeding cattle or slaves without the benefit of marriage. Since they had no problems branding, mistreating and slaughtering their animals, they had no problem torturing their slaves. Generally because they did something wrong
The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
depends. Plantation owners had slaves ranging from 20 to 100s. home owners had slaves as servants ranging from 1 to 3. the armies too had slaves. the number of slaves owned depended on the needs of the owners.
trusted slaves or there owners
slaves can do anything their owners say they have to do.
Yes. Females slaves were raped by owners to give birth to Mulatos, which were slaves as well.
Children of slave women were slaves themselves, even if their fathers were free
There were no northern slaves or slave owners. That is why slaves went north when escaping with the Underground Railroad.