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Difficulty: EasyGendered Dimensions of Slavery and Resistance

Read the passage below:

"Enslaved women’s resistance was heavily influenced by their roles as mothers and caregivers. While enslaved men, who often had fewer direct childcare responsibilities, attempted permanent escape at higher rates, women’s flight was more frequently characterized by 'petit maroonage'—temporary absence to protest ill-treatment or to visit family members in neighboring areas. The maternal ties that bound women to the plantation did not prevent resistance, but they did channel it into distinct patterns."

Based on the passage, which of the following best describes how family ties and caregiving roles influenced the resistance of enslaved women?

  1. They led enslaved women to engage more frequently in temporary flight rather than permanent escape.Answer
  2. B
    They enabled enslaved women to leverage the legal status of their children under partus sequitur ventrem to secure their family's freedom.
  3. C
    They motivated enslaved women to lead the establishment of permanent, self-governing grand maroon communities in distant territories.
  4. D
    They caused enslaved women to abandon daily, covert forms of resistance to focus exclusively on planning physical confrontations.

Answer

Family ties and caregiving roles led enslaved women to engage more frequently in temporary flight (petit maroonage) rather than permanent escape (grand maroonage).
The correct answer is correct because the passage directly asserts that maternal obligations and childcare responsibilities made permanent flight difficult, leading enslaved women to participate in temporary flight (petit maroonage) to visit family or protest treatment, rather than long-distance escape.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the provided passage to identify the central argument regarding enslaved women's resistance.
The passage states that childcare and maternal responsibilities influenced how enslaved women resisted, making them more likely to practice 'petit maroonage' (temporary absence) rather than permanent flight.
This establishes the factual basis from the text to evaluate the choices.
2
Evaluate the choices to find which one aligns with the text's description of how maternal ties channeled resistance.
The statement about temporary flight rather than permanent escape directly reflects the passage's contrast between petit maroonage and the higher rates of permanent escape among men.
To identify the correct response.

Key Concept

Gendered Dimensions of Slavery and Resistance

Hints

1
Read the passage carefully to see the distinction it makes between the resistance strategies of enslaved men and enslaved women.
Estimated Time:45s
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