Slave Rebelions Flashcards
How did slaves rebel on the ships and what was preventing this
Committing suicide by going overboard in attempt to drown
However nets were put in place to stop this
What did slaves refuse
Some slaves refused to eat in order to starve however to stop this ship workers used jaw openers and forced them to eat
What was attempted but often failed
Attacks towards ship owners this often failed and resulting in cruel painful deaths or extreme flogging and even if successful slaves had no navigation to save themselves
What rebellion happened on plantations
They attacked and killied there slave owners but often they got caught and killed as owners had guns and weapons
Who was Nat turner
He was a slave that killed his masters family but eventually got caught and executed
What is passive resistance
This is were the slave worked slow or pretend to not understand commands or sh in order to not work this often resulted in getting beaten or flogged
What happened if slaves ran away
They were often identified and captured
