Question

Which of the following accurately describes the experience of enslaved women in antebellum South Carolina?(1 point)
Responses

Enslaved women were protected from sexual abuse by both law and custom.
Enslaved women were protected from sexual abuse by both law and custom.

Enslaved women were expected to work from dawn to dusk at a variety of physical tasks.
Enslaved women were expected to work from dawn to dusk at a variety of physical tasks.

Enslaved women had few freedoms, but they were able to choose when to marry.
Enslaved women had few freedoms, but they were able to choose when to marry.

Enslaved women’s children were considered her property and not that of her enslaver.

Answer 1

Enslaved women were expected to work from dawn to dusk at a variety of physical tasks.

Explanation: Enslaved women in antebellum South Carolina performed long hours of field and domestic labor and had few protections from abuse or control over marriage; their children were enslaved and considered the enslaver’s property, not the mother’s.