Which of the Following Statements About Slaves Running Away from Their

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about slaves running away from their masters is LEAST accurate?

• A)Slaves sometimes ran off after a master's death,either to escape being sold off or to take advantage of a confused period in the slaveholding household.
• B)Slaves often ran off in search of family members from whom they had been separated.
• C)In order to maintain an aura of authority,masters rarely issued public notices when their slaves ran away,and southern society generally ignored the problem.
• D)For some slaves,running away was a tactic used to escape punishment or to extort concessions from their masters.

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