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One of the main reasons a slave would not leave a plantation because it would have no where to go, another reason is if a slave is found and it had no tag or permission the person could kidnap the slave as it's own or they would sell it off again.

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Would a slave know what a plantation was?

I would think that a slave works on a plantation so it would know what that is.


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The master or slavers would just leave the body for the birds, or bring it back to the plantation to make an example to other slaves


What is another word for slave owners?

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no. Because they had overseers and the plantation owners would usually check or guard the plantation.


Did slaves get locked up during the night?

They were not locked up at night. They lived in slave cabins on the plantation , but to leave the plantation they needed passes. Anyone who saw an African American out of the plantation could ask to see the pass.


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What was slavery like on a southern plantaiton?

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