The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below

question 4

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"Run away from the Subscriber,the First of January,twelve Months past,a Negro Man,named Cato,who has since his Elopement changed his Name several times: Had on when he went away,a Pair of Buckskin Breeches,fine brown Linen Shirt…Underneath his right shoulder Blade he was branded in Jamaica when a Boy with the letters BC,which are plain to be seen…It is supposed he has a forged Pass."
Runaway slave notice,Pennsylvania Gazette,August 11,1757
-The excerpt most directly undermines which of the following assertions?

• A) Colonists used slavery to exploit long growing seasons and favorable climates.
• B) Slavery resulted in altered kinship relationships in the colonies.
• C) Slaves were largely complacent and happy in their social status.
• D) The British relied on slavery because of strongly held ideas of racial and cultural superiority.

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