The facts were that slaves were considered as property and not treated like people. Per the legal basis for slavery the masters has complete control over their life and liberty. Everything from what and when they ate, the types of labor that was required on the plantations, to the type of punishment they received to far much more. If they did not abide by the those legal terms then it would result into a form of punishment of being whipped, tortured, or even sold away. Besides the above treatment of human being as legal property, a major legal hurdle was the physical abuse upon the slaves. For instance, homicide of a slave or any cruel treatment inflicted on them was suppose to result in penalty towards the masters. However, no master was ever
