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Question 8 of 20

As a method of resistance, enslaved people living on southern plantations
would:
OA. hang skulls from trees to scare white enslavers.
B. hire themselves out to work on other plantations.
OC. torture their enslavers' children.
O D. set fires to burn the crops.

Answer 1

Answer: D. set fires to burn the crops.

Explanation: Setting fires to crops was a method of resistance used by enslaved people on southern plantations as a means of sabotaging the plantation system and disrupting their enslavers' profits. This was a dangerous form of resistance as enslaved people faced severe consequences, including punishment, if they were caught. However, some enslaved people saw it as a means of taking control of their lives and asserting their agency in a system that had stripped them of their freedom and basic human rights.