masters.
Slave owners referred to house servants as domestics or house slaves.
they coulld use slaves longer
Slave owners wanted to prevent slaves from gathering or meeting to minimize the risk of rebellion or resistance. By keeping them isolated, they could maintain control and prevent organized efforts to escape or challenge their authority. Additionally, restricting social interactions among slaves helped to weaken their sense of solidarity and unity.
Slaves were forced to live with their owners as a means of control and to ensure that they were constantly available to work. Separating them would have made it harder for owners to monitor and exploit their labor. Additionally, living with their owners allowed for easier surveillance and suppression of any potential rebellions or escape attempts.
Plantation owners preferred slaves over indentured servants because slaves were considered property and could be bought, sold, and inherited, providing a more permanent and stable labor force. Slaves were also seen as a lifetime investment whereas indentured servants were temporary workers whose contracts would expire. Additionally, slaves were often treated as less than human and did not have legal rights or protections, allowing plantation owners to exert complete control over them.
Slaves may refer to their owners as "master" or "mistress" as a form of deference and acknowledgment of their authority and ownership.
Roman Slaves would call there owner Master or Sir (Madam) . Dominus is the word for master.
they called them helots!
They would hurt the slaves.
They told them if the yankees win they would keep them slaves.
Slave owners would punish them by whipping them.
Many salve owners in the middle colonies would use either their fists or whips to beat slaves.
They would harvest crops and go to a market or give them to their owners and possibly the owners would sell the crops.
Slave owners referred to house servants as domestics or house slaves.
Yes, of course. However, slaves probably did not eat as well as their owners.
The children of female slaves didn't need to be bought.
It would probably mean death for the slave owners and a massive loss of profit.