Respond to each question below in your own words and in complete sentences. what difficulties did slaves face? what alternative to slavery do you think the colonists could have used to solve the labor shortage? how do you give brainliest on ; -)

What difficulties did slaves face? 
Slaves faced many different difficulties, including mistreatment, continuous work and little rest, no pay ( or very little, if the owner was nice), bartered like animals, and many other things
What alternative to slavery do you think the colonists could have used to solve the labor shortage? 
Colonists could have used servants (difference is that you pay the servant like you would pay an employee of today, and after a certain amount of time you would have to free him/her. Another way could be to do it yourself, or use technology that helped improve production rates.
How do you give brainliest on  
There are two alternatives
One: two people have answered your question, you pick the one that helped you the most by choosing a "mark as brainliest" button that appears
Two: If there is only one answer, and you like the answer he/she gives, you can give a brainliest after a certain amount of time (i dont remember how long) 

hope this helps :D

Iwould pick a true