How Would Southern Whites Attempt to Prevent Slave Rebellions

question 14

Multiple Choice

How would southern whites attempt to prevent slave rebellions?

• A) They met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response.
• B) They tried to ensure slave loyalty through kind treatment and monetary compensation.
• C) They had dark-skinned whites infiltrate and spy on slave communities.
• D) They offered freedom and passage out of the South to the most troublesome slaves.
• E) They taught slaves the value of hard work.

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Definitions:

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual shifts negative feelings from the original source of distress to a less threatening person or object.

Regression

A defense mechanism leading an individual to revert to a less mature state of mental development in response to stress or conflict.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses are excluded from conscious awareness.

Reaction Formation

Reaction formation is a defensive process wherein unacceptable emotions or impulses are turned into their opposites to avoid conscious recognition.