Question

weekly quiz #3

1. briefly describe life as slave in the northern colonies.
2. how does esteban illustrate how blacks under the spanish lived in comparison to the plantation slavery in the british colonies?
3. why was there such a large mixed - race population in french louisiana?
4. describe some types of day - to - day resistance on the plantations in colonial america.
5. what was the stono rebellion? (who, where outcome)

Explanation:

1. In the Northern colonies, slaves often had more diverse tasks like domestic work, skilled - trades, and farm labor. They also had some limited social and legal opportunities compared to the South but still faced oppression.
2. Esteban's experience shows that blacks under Spanish rule had more legal rights, could earn freedom more easily, and had a more integrated social status compared to the harsh, dehumanizing plantation slavery in British colonies.
3. In French Louisiana, there was a large mixed - race population due to intermarriage between French colonists, African slaves, and Native Americans, as well as more relaxed social attitudes towards race mixing.
4. Day - to - day resistance on plantations in colonial America included slow - working, feigning illness, stealing food or supplies, and breaking tools to disrupt plantation operations.
5. The Stono Rebellion was led by African slaves in South Carolina in 1739. They marched south, killing slaveholders and recruiting other slaves. The outcome was that the rebellion was suppressed, and stricter slave codes were implemented.

Answer:

1. Slaves in Northern colonies had diverse tasks and limited rights.
2. Blacks under Spanish had more rights and integration than in British colonies.
3. Due to intermarriage and relaxed attitudes towards race mixing.
4. Slow - working, feigning illness, stealing, breaking tools.
5. Led by African slaves in South Carolina in 1739; suppressed, stricter slave codes.