What Would Happen to Slaves Who Attempted to Fight Back

question 19

Multiple Choice

What would happen to slaves who attempted to fight back against physical assaults by white men, according to the 1661 Barbados slave code?  

• A) They would be severely whipped.
• B) They would have their noses cut.
• C) They would be burned with a hot iron.
• D) They could be killed or dismembered, with no charges brought to the master responsible.
• E) All of these

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