Slave Protests

Question 1

What were forms of physical slave control?

Answer 1

Whippings and tortur

Question 2

How were slaves psychologically controlled?

Answer 2

Dehumanization and intimid

Question 3

What legal restrictions were used to control slaves?

Answer 3

Laws preventing education and movement

Question 4

What legal restrictions were used to control slaves?

Answer 4

Laws preventing education and movement

Question 5

How was economic dependency used to control slaves?

Answer 5

Denial of personal property and wages

Question 6

How was religion used to control slaves?

Answer 6

Religion was used to justify slavery and promote obedienc

Question 7

What is insurrectionary resistance?

Answer 7

Violent or rebellious acts, such as:
Armed revolts (e.g., Nat Turner’s Rebellion)
Arson and sabotage
Poisoning of plantation owners

Question 8

What is non-insurrectionary resistance?

Answer 8

Peaceful resistance, such as:
• Work slowdowns
• Feigned illness
• Escape (Underground Railroad)
• Cultural preservation through music and storytelling