ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In the British colonies the slaves were treated as non-human: they were ‘chattels’, to be worked to death as it was cheaper to purchase another slave than to keep one alive. Though seen as non-human, as many of the enslaved women were raped, clearly at one level they were recognised as at least rapeable human beings.

Detailed explanation-2: -The treatment of slaves in the United States often included sexual abuse and rape, the denial of education, and punishments like whippings. Families were often split up by the sale of one or more members, usually never to see or hear of each other again.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Slavery in the United States ended in 1865, ” says Greene, “but in West Africa it was not legally ended until 1875, and then it stretched on unofficially until almost World War I. Slavery continued because many people weren’t aware that it had ended, similar to what happened in Texas after the United States Civil War.”

Detailed explanation-4: -How did hunger strikes by enslaved Africans affect slaveholders during the Middle Passage? Slaveholders knew that an enslaved person weakened by hunger could be sold for less money.