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Slave Traders showed tremendous cruelty to their captives. Why would slave traders be hesitant to kill slaves?

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Answer:

Slaves were property

Explanation:

Slaves were essentially property, worth money and were used for extremely cheap labor. Killing the slave would essentially be purposely crashing your car. That is why slavers practiced cruel punishments such as beatings to discipline disobedient slaves.