Enough so that they didn't get whipped by their masters.
Slaves did not earn wages as they were considered property and forced to work without pay for their owners. Many endured harsh conditions and brutal treatment while working on plantations and in other settings.
Large farms that have labor intensive crops, or large amounts of land required large work forces. Slaves were bought to work on large plantations as a sort of free form of labour for the slave owners.
True. In the southern United States, most slaves were forced to work on large plantations, where they were subjected to harsh living and working conditions. This system of forced labor was a central aspect of the antebellum South's economy and society.
Most slaves in the time of the 13 colonies lived on the Plantations. They were needed because harvesting requiered strenuous work, so most slaves spent mos of their time in the feild tending to mostly tabacco. During this time the christians did not oppose slavery because they told themselves that the slaves were not Christians so it was ok to make them work.
Farmers with small plots of land often worked on plantations to earn extra income or find more stable employment. Plantations could offer more consistent wages, access to resources and markets, and sometimes provided housing for workers.
They needed slaves to work on the big plantations.
Slaves provided a cheap and abundant work force to do all the work on the plantation .
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They were called plantations
The People who worked on plantations back then were slaves that were taken away from their families.
They needed slaves to work on their plantations.
Slaves worked on plantations
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To work the plantations
African slaves were not the first to work as slaves on plantations. Slavery has existed for thousands of years in various forms across different civilizations. In the Americas, indigenous peoples and Europeans also faced enslavement and forced labor on plantations before African slaves were brought over.
Many slaves in the south worked on large plantations