Question

"I was born in South Carolina. My grandfather was stolen from Africa. My father learned the African method of curing snake bites, and was in consequence, called Dr. Clavern. My mother's name was Betty. I had five brothers and five sisters. Of these, two brothers and two sisters were dead when I left the plantation. My earliest recollection was of my mistress, whom I feared above all persons, as she used every means in her power to spite me. The reason for this was as follows:-When I was about ten years old, I and her son were digging for hickory root to amuse ourselves with, when he, seeing that I was obtaining mine quicker than he, kicked me on the nose, upon which I wiped the blood upon him. He ran and informed his mother, who whipped me on my naked back, to console her son, till the blood ran down. After that, she always hated not only me but my family, and would even stint my mother's allowance; and since then, I had many whippings through her influence." -John Andrew Jackson, 1862 This passage was written by a slave from South Carolina. Based on the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. The children of whites played as equals with the children of slaves.

B. Many slaves experienced harsh treatment at the hands of their masters.

C. Any slaves who came from Africa were treated better than slaves born in the Americas.

D. Slaves that worked in the house were paid a wage while field slaves were not.​

Answer 1

B or D

Step-by-step explanation:

"C" can be eliminated since we can see African were not treated better then slaves born in Amercia since Andrew Jackson himself is African-American and was punished along withbhos family. And "A" we can be eliminated since we know that Andrew was punished for whipping blood on a white child after this child injured him.

"D" could be a *possible* elimination since it did not give insight into rather or not field slaves were paid.

However we so know that many slaves experiences harsh treatment at the hand of their master/mistress. So "B" is a possible answer

Answer 2

The correct answer is B