If a slave overlooked worms on a tobacco plant, the punishment could vary depending on the severity of the infraction and the policies of the plantation owner. Common punishments included physical beatings, additional work hours, or public humiliation to serve as a deterrent for others. In some cases, more severe consequences could involve restrictions on food and basic needs, reflecting the harsh realities of slavery during that time.
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tobacco, cotton, and sugar-cane.
they usually picked cotton, picked corn, planted seeds that their slave master wanted them to plant and if they didn't do this they would get punished. also, they cooked, cleaned and did just about any job the slave masters could think of.
Cotton, tobacco...etc
because they could get caught by their owner and get punished
Fugitive Slave Act
Slave women were often punished to assert control and maintain discipline within the slave community. Punishments served as a means of coercion, instilling fear to deter resistance or disobedience. In addition, punishment was used by slave owners as a way to exert power and reinforce the hierarchical social structure of slavery.
they fight for it and got what did needing.
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
Slave would have gotten punished .
slave owners didnt have to pay for labor so they made far more money.
If slaves were caught in the north, they are to be returned to the right owner. The officer capturing the slave was to receive a bonus. If a bystander refused to help capture a slave, they would be punished also.