In her 1861 autobiography, an enslaved woman describes her decision to hide in a tiny crawlspace above her grandmother’s home for seven years rather than succumb to her enslaver’s demands or flee to the North, which would have required separating from her children.
Which of the following statements best explains how this act of resistance reflects the gendered dimensions of slavery in the antebellum United States?
- AIt represents a form of grand maroonage, where enslaved women successfully established permanent, independent self-governing communities outside of plantation control.
- It demonstrates how enslaved women's resistance strategies were often shaped by maternal bonds and the desire to remain near their children, contrasting with the long-distance escapes more commonly attempted by enslaved men.Cevap
- CIt shows that the legal doctrine of partus sequitur ventrem allowed enslaved mothers to legally protect their children from being sold if the mother remained in the state.
- DIt illustrates that enslaved women rarely engaged in covert resistance and instead relied entirely on overt, confrontational methods within the household.
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The act of resistance demonstrates how enslaved women's resistance strategies were often shaped by maternal bonds and the desire to remain near their children, contrasting with the long-distance escapes more commonly attempted by enslaved men.
The correct answer accurately identifies that Harriet Jacobs's choice to hide locally rather than attempt an immediate journey north was driven by her maternal bond and the desire to secure the freedom of her children without abandoning them. This exemplifies a distinct gendered pattern: while enslaved men were statistically more likely to attempt individual, long-distance flights, enslaved women's resistance strategies were highly constrained and shaped by family ties and childcare responsibilities.
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Gendered Dimensions of Slavery and Resistance
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