the typical policy was from sun up to sun down, but particularly harsh masters made a habit of forcing work hours to endure until he was satisfied with the day's work, often causing slaves to get little or no sleep
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They took them to Europe and the US. They were sold at a small price.
Europeans traded in slaves because this was a free source of labor. They did not need to do the strenuous work by making their slaves do it for them, so it was on a high demand. If you had to clear 100 acres of forest land, and one acre clearing would take 15 to 20 years, would you rather do it yourself or have someone else do it? I would go with the latter. Slaves were first indentured servants and then became slaves. I would tell you the whole story, but that would dwell on a different question.