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C1 (Intro): Slave Rebellions

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4 questions

Instructions

Watch the following video and then answer the questions that follow.

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Question 1

1.

Some slaves in the U.S. led rebellions against their masters.

True

False

Question 2

2.

How did many masters respond when they believed that their slaves were planning a rebellion?

With violence or imprisonment

With understanding and compassion

By taking the opportunity to educate the enslaves persons why their work was important

By encouraging the rebellions to happen

Question 3

3.

Why did the masters' responses usually prevent more slave rebellions (at least for a little while)?

Many enslaved persons respected their masters and were unwilling to rebel against them.

Many enslaved persons didn't know that slave rebellions were happening so they never participated.

Many enslaved persons became more aware of the important role they played in the economy and they did not want to disturb that.

Many enslaved persons were not willing to rebel if it meant that their masters would take out their anger on other slaves.

Question 4

4.

List three examples of "day-to-day" resistance that many enslaved persons engaged in.