Question

In the antebellum South, the culture of enslaved Africans developed differently in the lower South than in the Chesapeake region. Which of the following best explains this?
A.
White slaveholders in the lower South were better educated than slaveholders in the Chesapeake region were.
B.
White slaveholders in the lower South were less religious than slaveholders in the Chesapeake region were.
C.
Slaves in the lower South had less contact with the culture of whites than slaves in the Chesapeake region had.
D.
Slaves in the lower South were from a different part of Africa than slaves in the Chesapeake region were from.
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Answer 1

C. Slaves in the lower South had less contact with the culture of whites than slaves in the Chesapeake region had.

Explanation: Large plantations in the lower (Deep) South — especially rice and sugar regions — kept enslaved Africans in concentrated, relatively isolated communities where African languages, customs, music, and religious practices were maintained (e.g., Gullah culture). In the Chesapeake, closer supervision, smaller farms, and more daily contact with whites led to greater cultural assimilation and anglicization.