Resistance+to+Slavery

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=** RESISTANCE TO SLAVERY **=



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 * There were many ways to resist against slavery. Slaves would pretend to be sick, refuse to work, do their jobs badly, destroy farm equipment, set fire to buildings, and steal food. These were all small acts rather than become part of rebellion, but the objective was to upset the routine of the plantation in any way possible. On some plantations, slaves could complain about harsh treatment from an overseer to their master and hope that he would do something about it. Although many slaves tried to run away, few succeeded for more than a few days, and they often returned on their own or were captured and brought back. Such escapes were more to show that it could be done than to actually be freed from slavery. **======

= Slave Revolts = Motivated by religious visions of racial violence, Nat Turner organized a revolt in Virginia in 1831. He and a group of slaves went from farm to farm killing any whites they found. He had hoped that the murders would both scare slaveowners and get more people to revolt. But only a few slaves joined Nat Turner, and the army put down the rebellion after a few days. Nat Turner, who managed to escape and hide for several months, was eventually captured and hanged along with nineteen other people. Other trials of people that were accused caused the death of many innocent slaves.

 Other forms of resistance to slavery

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As a result of the harsh way the slaves were treated, resistance was born. Instead of loudly rebelling, they rebelled in a more silent way. Early African Americans found ways to avoid following their master's orders. They were worried with keeping their culture and their families. The most popular form of resistance was to runaway. Since slaves were viewed as property, running away was a form of "wasting" valuable property. Other forms of rebellion were burning fields, poison their masters, damaging equipment, stealing food, and working as slow as possible. In extreme cases, slaves committed suicide and did whatever they could to save their families from being treated unfairly. Slaves realized that they were very valuable and used it to their advantage. Since the plantation owners needed slaves to work, strikes, stealing, and slowing down the work were good forms of resistance. Many slaves ran away or just stopped doing their work. In the beginning, slave resistance was done by women. They used poison against their masters/mistresses to resist against slavery. They set fires to fields and left them lit carelessly. Another form of resistance was the persevering of their own religion. Slaves refused to give up their own culture. They also chanted many spirituals that talked about freedom, justice, and happiness.======

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