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The overseer, and on occasion the slaveholder, would check to make sure the slaves were doing what they were told to do.

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Who makes sure slaves behave on plantations?

Overseers or slave drivers were responsible for ensuring that slaves behaved on plantations. They were often employed by the slave owners and used physical or psychological coercion to maintain control over the enslaved individuals.


What were people that watched over slaves to make sure they were working called?

They were called overseers, who were responsible for supervising and managing the work of slaves on plantations. Overseers played a key role in maintaining discipline, enforcing rules, and maximizing productivity among the enslaved labor force.


What were conditions like on the plantations and what kind of work did the slaves do?

The slaves usually lived in shacks in the back but some lived with the owner inside the house, depending on the work. Slaves may have been treated less then human but they were still considered valuable property so they were not totally neglected and mal-nourished. Main work including picking cotton or doing household chores. The work condition were harsh, with the hot southern heat, no protective clothing and a man with a whip who made sure they kept working...


Why was slavery more important ot the southern econonmy than it was to the economyof other regions?

Slavery was more important to the southern economy than to the other regions is because the slaves they had had to work on plantations and made sure that the crops were harvested and replenished (grew again).


Who supervised the slaves work in the house in ancient Greece?

women watched over the slaves while working just to make sure that they wouldn't try to get away.


What was one way plantation owners defended the idea of wining slaves?

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.


What president had the most slaves?

I am not 100% sure but my educated guess is the Washington had the most slaves. Andrew Jackson is a possibility as is Zachary Taylor. Jefferson, Madison and Tyler all owned plantations worked by slaves, but I think theirs were smaller operations.


What were the slaves roles in Georgia?

The slaves had several roles in Georgia. For one, the field hands were mainly responsible for picking cotton. They also had to maintain the landscaping of the plantation, along with tending to the horses and livestock. The house slaves, however, were responsible for cleaning the home and making sure the master was well taken care of.


Did slavery start in Georgia?

The big plantations or cash crop. The owners were lazy so they bought slaves. Later it became legal.


Why did people own slaves in the US in the S's?

I am not sure what you mean by "S" since that is not a number, so my answer will be general. Slaves were bought because the people who owned them wanted them to do the work on their plantations. Slavery has been around for thousands of years. The Greeks, Romans, Chinese all had slaves in the ancient world. Today, about 25 million people are kept in slavery as sex slaves or in some other form. Isis even has a manual on slavery.


Did Germany have slaves?

sure


Where did the egyptian slaves live?

Important slaves slept in their own apartments. Household slaves slept in dormitories. Slaves working on the land and on public works usually slept in a barracks. Some less fortunate slaves working on public works might have slept in the open on the hard ground.