Covert and Overt Resistance to Enslavement

Slavery, the Middle Passage, and Colonial Labor

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Analyze methods enslaved people used to resist enslavement, including work slowdowns, preserving cultural traditions, and escape.

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Slavery, the Middle Passage, and Colonial Labor

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

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Examine the origins, expansion, and institutionalization of slavery across the colonies, the transatlantic slave trade, and forms of Black resistance.

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5.T1.7Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Compare and contrast the living and working conditions of enslaved and free Africans in the colonies in the 18th century, and explain how some enslaved people sought their freedom.