Question

The experience of enslaved people identify various tactics employed by owners of enslaved people and enslaved people themselves, why they were used, and which were most common. which of the following statements about resistance to enslavement is true?

a.) over half of all enslaved persons attempted to escape at some point.
b.) running away from one's enslaver was almost never attempted.
c.) enslaved people hiding their intelligence from their enslavers was a common form of resistance.
d.) most enslaved people refused to worship the christian god of their enslavers.

Answer 1

The true statement about resistance to enslavement is that C. enslaved people commonly hid their intelligence as a form of passive resistance.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement from the options provided that accurately describes a common form of resistance to enslavement by enslaved people is: enslaved people hiding their intelligence from their enslavers was a common form of resistance. This form of resistance was a subtle way to undermine the system of slavery by slowing down the workday, sabotaging tools, or feigning ignorance. Such acts of resilience were often unnoticed or misinterpreted by enslavers due to the paternalistic views they held. They also engaged in other forms of resilience like sabotage, culture preservation, and escape attempts, despite such actions not being ubiquitous.

Although running away was a method of resistance, it wasn't true that over half of all enslaved persons attempted to escape at some point. Escapes were dangerous and often unplanned, spurred by immediate threats such as separation from family members. Marriages, the formation of kin networks, and a blend of African practices with Christian elements were other means by which enslaved people sustained their own independent communities and cultures, despite the harsh realities of slavery.