Question

The passage could best be used to explain which of the following developments in the Americas in the period 1500-1750 ?

A.- Enslaved peoples and their descendants were frequently recruited into the armies of colonial empires.
B- Some of the descendants of enslaved peoples gradually came to own large sugar plantations.
C- Some enslaved peoples won their freedom by taking legal action against plantation owners in colonial courts.
D- Enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means to escape oppression and maintain their freedom.

Answer 1

The passage could best be used to explain development D - Enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means to escape oppression and maintain their freedom.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage could best be used to explain development D - Enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means to escape oppression and maintain their freedom.

The passage mentions that enslaved Africans resisted enslavement and their resistance was met with violence. It also states that enslaved people found ways to maintain their human dignity and aspects of their culture.

These examples demonstrate how enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means, such as resistance and rebellion, to escape oppression and maintain their freedom.