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Slaves often resisted having work forced on them so the masters would get violent as a punishment.

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Why did owners need slaves?

The whole slavery thing was for economic reasons. some needed slaves to work on their plantation, some needed slaves to work at home as servants, and other needed slaves to serve in armies. Remember slaves were an unpaid labor force.


Why did most slaves live in the south?

Most slaves were owned by plantation owners. Plantations were very large and needed more people to work on it so that the owners could get rich quick. Also, during the cotton boom, a lot of plantation owners needed more workers to get cotton ready for sale. Slaves didn't have to be paid, just bought.


How do slave owners get the slaves to work?

by lying to them


Why did slave owners want slaves?

Slave owners wanted slaves because they were able to make money or profits by the work performed by the slave.


How do slaves help their owners?

slaves didnt help their owners they had to work for them by being a maid in a way clean stuff if you ask me it is really rude!


Who forced the slaves to work?

Slave traders and plantation owners.


How did slave owners entertain their slaves?

they made them work the fields


Why did people need slaves?

They needed slaves to work on the big plantations.


Why did plantation owners think they needed-slaves?

1. Because they couldn't outscource the jobs to China. 2. Slaves were free labor as opposed to cheap labor. 3. The Government didn't care how slaves were treated.


Why did people need slaves at the cape?

they need slaves cuz the plantation owners which were the whites did not want to work.


What group thought the emancipation was too drastic a step?

The plantation owners also thought it was too drastic. They needed the slaves to work the fields and they had a lot of money invested.


How did southern slave owners control their slaves in the US?

Slaves owners could use brutal force by beating their slaves into submission or they would simply be kind to their slaves while still enforcing a good work ethic.