SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Because if they died the slave sellers would lose money
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Because they cared for them
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They were not punished
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the most powerful ways an enslaved person could resist was to run away. Running away carried heavy risks. If runaways were caught, they would be physically punished, usually by whipping, and might be made to wear chains or handcuffs to prevent them from running again.
Detailed explanation-2: -They washed, shaved and rubbed them with palm oil to disguise sores and wounds caused by conditions on board. The captains usually sold their captives directly to planters or specialised wholesalers by auction. Families who had managed to stay together were now often broken up.
Detailed explanation-3: -Weekly food rations–usually corn meal, lard, some meat, molasses, peas, greens, and flour–were distributed every Saturday. Vegetable patches or gardens, if permitted by the owner, supplied fresh produce to add to the rations. Morning meals were prepared and consumed at daybreak in the slaves’ cabins.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some enslaved people received small amounts of money, but that was the exception not the rule. The vast majority of labor was unpaid.