Which best explains why some plantation owners punished enslaved persons? a. to get them to produce b. to keep them as as possible c. to force them to work harder d. to be able to trade them

The reason why why some plantation owners punished enslaved persons was : B. to keep them as helpless as possible

The slaves in each plantation always outnumbered the numbers of owners. This mean that the owners aware that the slaves could revolted anytime and actually endanger their lives. To handle this, the owners often punished their slaves to break their fighting spirit before they even think about revolting.

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