Resistance to Slavery.

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Day to Day Slave Resistance by Shahini Shah

The enslaved African people did not accept their loss of freedom. This was clearly seen in the many revolts which happened. Some slave revolts were very dramatic but other slaves resisted in less dramatic ways.

Different types of slave resistance

1.        Put the following types of resistance on the correct side of the table.

  • Working slowly
  • Poisoning their masters                                
  • Arson –setting fire to the slave owner’s house        
  • Pretending to be mad                                
  • Running away
  • Rebelling and taking weapons to fight the slave owners
  • Injuring plantation animals
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2.        Read sources A to D.

Use the information to add others forms of resistance to the list.

 

Source A: Richard Ligon, A True & Exact History of the Island of Barbados, 1657

‘[A slave owner warned other owners never to delay the punishment of a slave……]

for if you do he will go hang himself to avoid the punishment.’

 

Source B: Edward Long, The History of Jamaica, 1774 

‘[Slaves react against the overseers…..] by messing up his plans, purposely misunderstanding his order. Until he gets sick of them and resigns from his job.’

Source C: ...

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