One way employed by the slave owners to justify the practice of slavery was by saying that Africans were mentally inferior, and they were created and meant to be subservient to the white Americans.
Plantation owners were usually the most wealthy people in their area so they did tend to own the most land and slaves
mainly rich plantation owners
Quite a few.
depends. Plantation owners had slaves ranging from 20 to 100s. home owners had slaves as servants ranging from 1 to 3. the armies too had slaves. the number of slaves owned depended on the needs of the owners.
it made plantation owners buy and use more slaves.
One way employed by the slave owners to justify the practice of slavery was by saying that Africans were mentally inferior, and they were created and meant to be subservient to the white Americans.
Plantation owners often justified owning slaves by claiming it was part of their way of life or culture. They also argued that slaves were needed for the economic success of their plantations and that they were providing a form of care and protection for slaves who would otherwise not survive on their own.
By saying that non-Christian people could be slaves.
most slaves were controled by plantation owners
Yeomen did not own slaves and were poor while plantation owners were rich and owned many slaves.
plantation owners mostly
they played with the slaves when the were little and as they grew older (if the dad didn't have a son) they would own the slaves and the plantation
Plantation owners supported and propagated racism to justify owning people as slaves.
Plantation owners supported and propagated racism to justify owning people as slaves.
Plantation owners were usually the most wealthy people in their area so they did tend to own the most land and slaves
no. Because they had overseers and the plantation owners would usually check or guard the plantation.
they used the slaves as they were instruckted to