For homework tonight, read and markup the handout on marronage in the American South. When you are finished please answer the following questions.
- What were Maroon Sociaties?
- Where were they located?
- List the options that an escaped slave had.
Petite Marronage
- How would a slave know when to return to the plantation?
- How could another plantation owner help a slave avoid being whipped?
- How were short run-aways similar to strikes?
- What was the common reason for a slave to leave the plantation for a short period of time?
Grand Marronage
- Where did some slaves manage to escape? Why those locations?
- Who were most often hired as slave hunters? What weapons did they use? Why?
- What do escape attempts show about the odds of the success of a slave insurrection (rebellion)?
- What Southern state became a hide away for runaway slaves? Why?
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