Slave Religion

question 19

Multiple Choice

Slave religion:

• A) was based entirely on what slaves learned and heard from white ministers.
• B) existed without approval from masters,who thought that letting slaves learn about religion might weaken their control.
• C) benefited from masters assigning a member of each slave quarters to serve as a slave chaplain.
• D) combined African traditions and Christian beliefs.
• E) died out by the early 1820s because of strong opposition from whites.

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