Question

Which of the following groups often engaged in work slowdowns during the Civil War?

A. Southern slaveholders
B. enslaved African Americans
C. African American soldiers
D. Northern slaveholders

Answer 1

enslaved african americans

Answer 2

The right answer for this question is C - the group that engaged in work slowdowns during the civil war would have been enslaved African Americans. This was a form of resistance against slavery, wherein slaves became less efficient on purpose in order to rebel against their masters en masse. Other forms of rebellion included arson and mass escape.