Answered

22.
Culminating Content Test
Read this excerpt: "In 1860, Elizabeth Burkett... with her husband, Henry
Burkett...and...fellow slaves Thomas Sipple, his wife Mary Ann Sipple,
John Purnell, and Hale Burton, holding a total of thirty dollars and looking to
cross the Delaware Bay into freedom... purchased a small vessel for six
dollars and began their journey up the coast on their way to Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. En route, they encountered a group of white men who
attempted to overtake the slaves' boat. The fugitives, however, defended
their vessel and continued on, despite injury.to the passengers".
Archives of Maryland. What form of resistance to slavery, is described in
this excerpt?
Mark only one oval.
A running away
B sabotage
C faking illness
OD working slowly



Answer :

GinnyAnswer

Final answer:

Running away was a form of resistance to slavery, as shown in the excerpt detailing the escape of Elizabeth Burkett and fellow slaves.


Explanation:

Running away was one way a slave could resist the system of slavery. In the excerpt provided, Elizabeth Burkett and other slaves purchased a vessel to escape to Philadelphia, demonstrating a clear act of resistance by trying to attain freedom through physically leaving their enslavers.


Learn more about Resisting slavery through running away here:

https://brainly.com/question/40756185


Other Questions