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6 marksExperiences and Strategies of Survival of Enslaved Peoples

CAPE History Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)

Question 4 is based on three documents relating to enslaved peoples' survival strategies and experiences. Document I describes the provision grounds allotted to enslaved people and market surplus in Jamaica. Document II describes enslaved women working in the fields with infants on their backs in Barbados. Document III depicts an incident of collective non-compliance and resistance among enslaved women refusing work in Jamaica.

With reference to Document I, explain why it was necessary for enslaved people to be allotted “a small plot” of land.

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  1. 4(b)With reference to Document II, explain TWO ways in which the institution of slavery impacted negatively on family life in terms of reproduction and child…[6 marks]
  2. 4(c)With reference to Document III, outline THREE gender-specific ways in which enslaved people in the Caribbean resisted their enslavement.[6 marks]
  3. 4(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss FOUR ways in which the strategies of survival employed by enslaved people prepared them for freedom.[12 marks]

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