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Read the passage and answer the question below. “I reckon it was hot, ‘cause in less than two days, 21 white men, women, and ch...Question
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“I reckon it was hot, ‘cause in less than two days, 21 white men, women, and children, and 44 Negroes, was slain. My granddaddy say that in the woods and at Stono, where the war start, there was more than 100 Negroes in line. When the militia come in sight of them at Combahee swamp, the drinking, dancing Negroes scatter in the brush and only 44 stand their ground. Commander Cato speak for the crowd. He say: ‘We don’t like slavery. We start to join the Spanish in Florida. We surrender but we not whipped yet and we is not converted.’ The other 43 say: ‘Amen.’ They was taken, unarmed, and hanged by the militia.”
-Source: George Cato, account of the Stono Rebellion in 1739
A historian would most likely use this passage to illustrate which of the following?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) ways that indigenous nations resisted colonial encroachment
A
ways that indigenous nations resisted colonial encroachment
(Choice B) ways that enslaved Africans resisted converting to Christianity
B
ways that enslaved Africans resisted converting to Christianity
(Choice C) ways that enslaved Africans resisted the conditions of slavery
C
ways that enslaved Africans resisted the conditions of slavery
(Choice D) ways that British colonists resisted the British monarchy
D
ways that British colonists resisted the British monarchy
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“I reckon it was hot, ‘cause in less than two days, 21 white men, women, and children, and 44 Negroes, was slain. My granddaddy say that in the woods and at Stono, where the war start, there was more than 100 Negroes in line. When the militia come in sight of them at Combahee swamp, the drinking, dancing Negroes scatter in the brush and only 44 stand their ground. Commander Cato speak for the crowd. He say: ‘We don’t like slavery. We start to join the Spanish in Florida. We surrender but we not whipped yet and we is not converted.’ The other 43 say: ‘Amen.’ They was taken, unarmed, and hanged by the militia.”
-Source: George Cato, account of the Stono Rebellion in 1739
A historian would most likely use this passage to illustrate which of the following?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) ways that indigenous nations resisted colonial encroachment
A
ways that indigenous nations resisted colonial encroachment
(Choice B) ways that enslaved Africans resisted converting to Christianity
B
ways that enslaved Africans resisted converting to Christianity
(Choice C) ways that enslaved Africans resisted the conditions of slavery
C
ways that enslaved Africans resisted the conditions of slavery
(Choice D) ways that British colonists resisted the British monarchy
D
ways that British colonists resisted the British monarchy
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The correct answer is (Choice C) ways that enslaved Africans resisted the conditions of slavery. The passage describes the Stono Rebellion, where enslaved individuals actively resisted their enslavement and sought to escape to freedom, highlighting their opposition to the brutal conditions of slavery.