Life on Plantations & Resistance
Examine the brutal realities of life for enslaved people on plantations and various forms of resistance they employed.
Key Questions
- Analyze the systems of control and dehumanisation used on slave plantations.
- Explain the diverse methods of resistance employed by enslaved people.
- Evaluate the long-term psychological and social impacts of slavery on individuals and communities.
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