The Resistance to Slavey: Introduction

Question 1

9. Did slaves enjoy their time as slaves?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

10. In general, how did slaves resist slavery?

Answer 2

By doing many things that made it difficult for their owners.

Question 3

11. Give at least 5 examples of how slaves showed their resistance. There are 13 in total - name as many as you can!

Answer 3

1. Working slowly
2. Not responding to instructions
3. Drinking alcohol to make their pain go away
4. Refusing to show any emotion in front of their owners.
5. Committing suicide
6. Murdering their owners
7. Setting crops and their owners’ houses on fire.
8. Stealing food from their owners
9. Answering back to their owners
10. Hurting themselves on purpose
11. Running away
12. Breaking tools
13. Pretending to be sick

Question 4

12. Why was the resistance of individual slaves not very successful?

Answer 4

Because individual slaves were often very badly punished for resisting.

Question 5

13. When slaves realised that individual resistance was not very successful, what did they do instead?

Answer 5

They formed groups and worked together to form plans to resist.

Question 6

14. Name 3 main reasons why the rebellion against slavery was rare?

(Hint: these 3 reasons are to do with slave owners)

Answer 6

1. Slave owners and their famililies outnumberes slaves
2. Slave owners had guns
3. Slave owners could ask the government to use it’s power to stop rebellions.

Question 7

15. Did everyone believe that slavery was good? What did some people think?

Answer 7

No, not everyone thought that slavery was good. Some thought that it was cruel.

Question 8

16. Define Abolitionism

Answer 8

The movement to end slavery and set slaves free.