Question

structures existed in the united states that prevented enslaved people from doing anything else.
identify all the ways enslaved people were controlled.
enslaved people were controlled through:
multiple statements are true. select all correct responses.
□ restricted access to information
□ treatment as property
□ physical force
□ low wages
□ limiting where they could go

Explanation:

• Restricted access to information: Enslaved people were often denied education and access to news/knowledge to prevent rebellion or awareness of their rights.
• Treatment as property: Legally, enslaved people were considered property (chattel), so their owners had complete control over them.
• Physical force: Violence or the threat of it was used to compel labor and obedience.
• Low wages: Enslaved people were not paid (or paid extremely little in some cases of "hired out" slaves), so this is incorrect as a primary control method (enslavement was about ownership, not wage - based labor).
• Limiting where they could go: Slave codes and patrols restricted movement (e.g., no traveling without passes) to prevent escape or organizing.

Answer:

A. Restricted access to information
B. Treatment as property
C. Physical force
E. Limiting where they could go