7.2e - Colonial Developments: - Practices A through E

Which detail from the document is the BEST evidence that the person who escaped may have used a strategy of resistance rather than only trying to survive day-to-day?

Based on the document, which inference about how the person planned to maintain freedom is MOST supported?

Which conclusion about slavery in the colonies is BEST supported by this document?

How might the author’s purpose affect what information is included or left out in this document?

Name one limitation of using this document alone and describe one additional source a historian could use to corroborate or challenge its claims.

Identify two specific pieces of evidence from the document and explain how each one suggests a strategy of survival or a strategy of resistance used by enslaved Africans in the colonies.

Which piece of evidence is MOST useful for estimating how long Mary had been traveling before the notice appeared?

How does the author’s purpose shape the way time and sequence are presented in this notice?

Name one limitation of using this document alone to understand Mary’s choices, and describe one additional source that could help confirm the sequence of events.

Which statement BEST places the escape on a timeline using evidence from the document?

Create a brief timeline (at least 3 steps) using dated or time-related evidence from the document.

Then explain how the timeline supports one conclusion about how enslaved Africans tried to survive or resist in the colonies.

Which inference about Mary’s strategy is MOST supported when you combine the timing clues with the travel destination mentioned in the notice?

Which detail from this document BEST shows how colonial governments tried to limit enslaved people’s movement?

Which conclusion is BEST supported when you place this document in the broader context of the growth of slavery in the 1700s?

Using evidence from this document, explain one way colonial authorities tried to prevent escape.

Then explain one strategy enslaved Africans might have used to survive or resist in response to that policy.

Compared to a runaway advertisement, what type of evidence does this public notice MOST directly provide about slavery in the colonies?

Compare this public notice to runaway advertisements as historical sources.

Describe one strength and one limitation of each type of document for understanding enslaved people’s choices and conditions in the colonies.

Which piece of map evidence BEST supports the idea that enslaved people could use geography to increase their chances of avoiding capture while traveling?

Based on the map, which location would MOST likely be closely watched by patrols trying to control movement?

If an enslaved person tried to reach a distant town, which conclusion about colonial slavery is BEST supported when you combine the map with what you know about passes and patrols?

Use evidence from the map to describe one geographic obstacle and one geographic opportunity that could affect an enslaved person’s attempt to travel without being captured.

Explain how each could shape a strategy of survival or resistance.

Explain one way geography could help colonial authorities enforce slavery, and one way geography could help enslaved Africans resist or survive.

Use at least two specific details from the map in your answer.

Based on the document, which inference BEST explains why slavery expanded in some colonial regions?

Which detail from the ledger MOST directly shows that enslaved labor was treated as a source of profit for slaveholders?

Which conclusion about economic relationships in the colonies is BEST supported by this ledger?

Explain one limitation of using this document alone to understand enslaved people’s conditions, and describe one additional source that could provide evidence about the human impact behind these economic transactions.

Use two pieces of evidence from the ledger to explain how slavery functioned as an economic system.

In your explanation, connect the evidence to profit, labor, or trade.