LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Slaves were considered ____, or the ____ of their owners.
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chattel; property
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property; friends
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friends; family
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employees; chattel
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A slave was considered by law as property, or chattel, and was deprived of most of the rights ordinarily held by free persons. There is no consensus on what a slave was or on how the institution of slavery should be defined.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a social institution, chattel slavery classes slaves as chattels (personal property) owned by the enslaver; like livestock, they can be bought and sold at will.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chattel slavery is the most common form of slavery known to Americans. This system, which allowed people-considered legal property-to be bought, sold and owned forever, was lawful and supported by the United States and European powers from the 16th – 18th centuries.
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