Slave Resistance in British North America

When did slave resistance begin in British North America?

• After the Civil War

• At the end of the seventeenth century

• Almost as soon as the first slaves arrived in the Chesapeake

• During the American Revolution

According to the text, why did enslaved people resist their enslavement?

• Because they wanted better living conditions

• Because enslavement was fundamentally unnatural

• To gain better wages

• Because they were promised freedom

What were some of the ways enslaved people resisted, as mentioned in the text?

• By organizing formal protests

• By stealing fruits, vegetables, livestock, tobacco, liquor, and money

• By escaping to other countries

• By writing petitions

What did enslaved persons do if they were punished too severely?

• They accepted the punishment

• They reported to authorities

• They slowed down the work, pretended to be sick, broke tools, and destroyed property

• They tried to negotiate better treatment

According to Historian Deborah Gray White, how did some enslaved women resist providing their enslavers with more hands?

• They organized protests against their enslavers.

• They tried not to get pregnant to keep their children out of bondage.

• They escaped from their enslavers and sought freedom.

• They educated themselves and others in secret.

What action did an enslaved woman take in 1755 in Charleston, South Carolina, as mentioned by Deborah Gray White?

• She led a revolt against her enslaver.

• She ran away to a free state.

• She poisoned her enslaver.

• She sued for her freedom in court.

What is uncertain about the resistance methods of enslaved women, as pointed out by Deborah Gray White?

• Whether they actually poisoned their enslavers.

• Whether they were successful in educating their children.

• Whether they were able to escape bondage through legal means.

• Whether they intentionally tried not to get pregnant to prevent their children from being enslaved.

When did the Stono Rebellion, the largest slave insurrection in British North America, begin?

• September 9, 1738

• September 9, 1739

• September 9, 1740

• September 9, 1741

How many Africans raided the store near Wallace Creek during the Stono Rebellion?

• About 10

• About 20

• About 30

• About 40

What did the rebels do as they marched south toward promised freedom in Spanish Florida during the Stono Rebellion?

• They sang songs.

• They remained silent.

• They waved flags, beat drums, and shouted "Liberty".

• They read proclamations.