HIST1301 - What is the author’s central argument in Running

HIST1301

HW17

1. What is the author’s central argument in Running From Bondage? Why does the author believe that instances of women running from bondage are important for us to study and understand? What does this book add to our knowledge of both the American Revolution and slave resistance?What kinds of sources does the author use for this book, what are the limitations of these sources, and how does the author read/use them?

2. Describe the specific issues enslaved women faced on the plantation compared to enslaved men. What were the specific ways in which enslaved men and women resisted slavery? In what ways did women’s resistance and men’s resistance differ?

3. How did the American Revolution impact white colonists’ opinions about slavery? What impact did the rhetoric of the American Revolution have on enslaved people, particularly enslaved women? How did the revolutionary period shape enslaved women’s resistance, and in what specific ways did enslaved women resist during this period?

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4. How did the British impact slave resistance in the colonies during the Revolutionary War? In what ways did both Black men and Black women participate in the war effort, and on what side(s), and for what reason(s)? How did the war affect enslaved women and contribute to their attempts to escape from bondage? What happened to these formerly enslaved men and women in the aftermath of the war?

5. In what ways did slavery weaken as an institution in the North and Upper South states after the Revolutionary War? What were the reasons behind this northern weakening of slavery and expansion of freedom? Also, describe the “maroon” communities that developed during and after the war. How did women fit into these communities? What were women’s specific challenges in these communities, and how did the communities provide more freedom for women?