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How did white slave traders get slaves?
they bought them from other traders
What caused the slave trade in Africa?
The white plantation owners wanted to save money by not paying their workers so they decided to buy slaves. In the 1600's and 1700's there were lots of slaves for sale in Africa so the white people bought slaves from other Africans.
How did race and slavery come to be almost synonymous.was it not possible to extand slavery to white person.?
Race and slavery have become almost synonymous because slaves were all the same race. If the majority of slaves were white, this could have extended to the Caucasian race.
Why did Chesapeake planters use black slaves more than indentured white servants after 1680?
declining death rates made slaves more profitable than indentured servants
What was life like as a slave in Africa?
it was hard. they had no rights and respect from white men.white men took and sold slaves to gain money.
Can slaves do what ever they want?
Slaves are only allowed to do what their owners allow them to do.
What were the slaves that looked white but were part black called?
Slaves that were half black and half white were called Mulatto.
What ratio of white southerners owned slaves?
In 1860, approximately 25% of white households in the southern United States owned slaves. This means that not all white southerners owned slaves, but a significant portion did.
Did harriet Tubman ever tell anyone about freeing slaves or even making the underground railroad?
No, only other slaves and her husband . If she had told a slave owner or any white she would have been beaten badly or even hung.
During slavery did white let slaves have a education?
yes but some white people didnt offer an education to their slaves.
Who took advantage of the homestead act?
white Americans, freed slaves and immigrants
Did Lincoln ever possess slaves?
No.
Did slaves ever sing?
no they didn't
Were whites ever enslaved in the US?
There were no official white slaves, but there was a system called indentured servitude. Under this system, white people borrowed money to come to America, and then "worked off" the money they owed - many times, the person who loaned them money cheated on this, and the people ended up as unofficial slaves.
What rights did whites share with slaves?
With the exception of the small minority of white who were slaves (usually for a set length of time) slaves did not have the same rights as white people. Even some white immigrant groups did not have the same rights as white. And in the case of white women they had fewer rights then men.
Did serfs have slaves?
Serfs were barely above slaves themselves. I doubt any serfs ever owned slaves.
Where were the slaves going during the middle passage?
slaves called the ships, the white man's kangoo house because they had only ever see a kangoo in there life....and just for info, this website has amazing answer so ha ha ha :)
