Final answer:
Slaves combated slavery through various forms of resistance such as slowing labor, rebellions, sabotage, and escape; each action contributed to challenging the institution. The correct answer is option e.
Step-by-step explanation:
Slaves fought the system of slavery by e. all of these choices are correct. They employed various means such as slowing down the pace of their labor, conducting periodic slave rebellions, sabotaging expensive equipment, and running away from their masters. Each of these acts of resistance played a part in undermining the institution of slavery. While outright rebellions were not as common due to the risk of retaliation and the potential harm to their families, smaller acts of daily resistance and sabotage were widespread. Enslaved people might break tools or slow their work to hinder productivity, and they sometimes took drastic actions such as poisoning their captors slowly to fight against their enslavement.