LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Violent armed rebellion
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Running away
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Feigning illness
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Breaking tools and slowing the pace of work
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most common form of overt resistance was flight. As early as 1640, slaves in Maryland and Virginia absconded from their enslavement, a trend that would grow into the thousands, and, eventually, tens of thousands by the time of the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many resisted slavery in a variety of ways, differing in intensity and methodology. Among the less obvious methods of resistance were actions such as feigning illness, working slowly, producing shoddy work, and misplacing or damaging tools and equipment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Students will likely be aware of the more obvious forms of slave resistance, such as open rebellion or insurrection.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Fake illnesses was one way that slaves resisted forced labor, by pretending to be sick. Another way they would resist to enforced labor was breaking the tools.