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Why do you think slaves were punished for not eating
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Why do you think slaves were punished for not eating

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If you are talking about slavery in antebellum US, the slaves' values in the slave trade would decrease if not eating. This is because not eating would decrease strength and muscle. 
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Slaves were required to work and if they did not eat they therefore became weak
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