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Plantation owners supported and propagated racism to justify owning people as slaves.

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How was the slave owners' racism to the blacks?

The slave owners hated them. They treated them like cattle, basically. The blacks had no rights, and it was shameful.


Did plantation owners support racism?

Plantation owners supported and propagated racism to justify owning people as slaves.


How did slave owners convince men who did not own bondsmen to join in the secessionist movement?

Basic racism.


How many slaves can slave owners have?

A slave owner can have as many slaves as they can afford to buy and support.


How did southern slave owners view the issue of slavery?

Southern slave owners generally viewed slavery as essential to their economic prosperity, social hierarchy, and way of life. They believed that slavery was a natural and necessary institution, and that it provided the foundation for the region's agricultural economy. Many slave owners also used racism to justify the subjugation of African slaves, considering them inferior beings who needed to be controlled and guided.


Who benefitted from the slave trade?

the white men benifitted, slave owners


What is the relationship between the slave trade and racism?

Slavery led to racism in the Americas because the slaves began to be seen as nothing but slaves, their lack of experience in the real world rendered them very naive, and their culture was much different from the White's. That, combined with the ignorance of the slave owners which was compounded with things like Jim Crowe and the general atmosphere that the slaves were the inferior servants led to racism.


What were slave owners called?

Masters or just plain slave owners


Did slave owners pay slaves?

North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.


Where did the slave owners buy there slaves?

The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.


Which or these individuals would most likely support the figitive slave act?

Individuals who supported the Fugitive Slave Act were those who believed in upholding the institution of slavery and enforcing laws that allowed slave owners to recapture escaped slaves. Pro-slavery advocates, Southern plantation owners, and politicians who favored preserving the economic and social system of slavery were most likely to support the Fugitive Slave Act.


What did the slave owners do when their slaves when they tryied to fight?

Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.