Chapter 133. Reflections on Slaves in the Quarter, Chapter 13

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Correct. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that American slaves were forced to work in a variety of settings performing a wide range of tasks, but they also consistently asserted their humanity by creating their own families, forming their own religious beliefs and practices, and protesting their bondage passively and actively.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that American slaves were forced to work in a variety of settings performing a wide range of tasks, but they also consistently asserted their humanity by creating their own families, forming their own religious beliefs and practices, and protesting their bondage passively and actively.

Correct. The answer is c. To substantiate his point that whites enslaved blacks for their labor, and all slaves capable of productive labor worked, the author demonstrates that even very old and very young slaves performed productive tasks that contributed to the day-to-day life of the plantation. Very old slaves retired from field work, but they continued to work as stable-hands or caretakers for young children, for example. No slave was allowed to be idle.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To substantiate his point that whites enslaved blacks for their labor, and all slaves capable of productive labor worked, the author demonstrates that even very old and very young slaves performed productive tasks that contributed to the day-to-day life of the plantation. Very old slaves retired from field work, but they continued to work as stable-hands or caretakers for young children, for example. No slave was allowed to be idle.

Correct. The answer is b. As evidence for his argument that the black family survived slavery, the author cites plantation records that reveal the long-lasting nature of many slave marriages.

Incorrect. The answer is b. As evidence for his argument that the black family survived slavery, the author cites plantation records that reveal the long-lasting nature of many slave marriages.

Correct. The answer is c. To substantiate his claim that southern slaves used Christianity in their own way, the author points to an ex-slave’s recollection that “We ain’t cared a bit about that stuff he was telling us ‘cause we wanted to sing, pray, and serve God in our own way.”

Incorrect. The answer is c. To substantiate his claim that southern slaves used Christianity in their own way, the author points to an ex-slave’s recollection that “We ain’t cared a bit about that stuff he was telling us ‘cause we wanted to sing, pray, and serve God in our own way.”

Correct. The answer is d. As an example of the ways that slaves regularly engaged in active resistance against their masters, the author cites slaves’ frequent breakage of hoes and other tools to disrupt their work.

Incorrect. The answer is d. As an example of the ways that slaves regularly engaged in active resistance against their masters, the author cites slaves’ frequent breakage of hoes and other tools to disrupt their work.

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