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What would slaves call the owners?
Slaves may refer to their owners as "master" or "mistress" as a form of deference and acknowledgment of their authority and ownership.
Who said the slaves were free?
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring the freedom of all slaves in the Confederate states.
What does the south think that slaves are important?
Southerners have no part in slavery today. During the time period of slavery, obviously before the civil war, slaves WERE exceptionally important though. Slaves were used because they were cheap, hardworking people. If these slaves ever disobeyed their masters, they were severely whipped. Slaves were very popular because they were needed to tend to the master's plantation.
Did the slaves have toilets in their plantations?
In their book, Unto a Good Land: A History of the American People, Volume 1, on page 361David Edwin Harrell and Edwin S. Gaustad have the following to say regarding toilets on plantations: "On the better managed plantations, a communal outdoor toilet was located nearby... [the slave houses], but just as often, slaves had to relieve themselves in the woods." So the answer to the question is, sometimes yes and sometimes no. The provision of a latrine may have said more about the master's mindset concerning his land than concerning his slaves.
Why was it said that rice growing was the hardest work that slaves had to do?
Rice cultivation required intensive labor in harsh conditions, including long hours in hot, humid environments, exposure to insects and diseases, and working in flooded fields. Slaves often faced physical exhaustion, malnutrition, and health issues as a result of the strenuous labor involved in rice growing, making it one of the most challenging and demanding tasks for slaves on plantations.
Who are the slaves master in the bible?
the slaves master was pharaoh
What did educated slaves do in ancient roman times?
Educated slaves usually worked as scribes for their master. They would listen to what their master said and transcribed it into words. If they were trusted enough they could also serve as accounts, or cooks.
Why did the master's of the slaves have slaves?
slaves had a master because they needed them were there was good quality soil for large plantations
What did slaves refer to their master as during the time of slavery?
During the time of slavery, slaves referred to their master as "master" or "massa."
How did slaves gain their master's trust?
TBH, I think that slaves gain their master's because they get whipped and slapped if they don't do what they are asked by the master. I mean, a master might bribe the slave into believing and trusting him/her.
Who was the eyewitness to slavery?
the slaves and the master
What where two types of slaves?
Two types of slaves in ancient Rome were household slaves who worked in the homes of their master, performing domestic duties, and agricultural slaves who worked in the fields and farms belonging to their master.
What does massa mean?
it means the master of some thing kind of like Mr or Mrs but they said massa in the olden days and that is what slaves called the master like in the book i am reading there is massa Henson and massa Riley
What did slaves do for their master?
Slaves did anything their masters wanted them to do from giving them a foot rub to going to plow the fields. Anything the slave master wanted.
What do ancient Rome slaves call their owners?
Roman Slaves would call there owner Master or Sir (Madam) . Dominus is the word for master.
Did slaves ever kill there master?
no or the FBI will kill them cause there master is rich
What did slaves call the people they worked for?
Master
