How fully does Source A explain why it was difficult for slaves to revolt on a plantation 5 marks Source A partly explains why it was difficult to resist on a plantation Source A explains why it was difficult to resist on a plantation as it tell us ID: 478107
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Slaves who escaped often formed Maroon communities in the hills of the West Indies. These were very difficult to maintain as the slaves now had to fend for themselves in an unfamiliar land and they were usually caught before long. Plantation owners and the whites who worked on plantations had much more guns, and usually more men, than the slaves which would be put to use if the slaves ever tried to revolt.
How fully does Source A explain why it was difficult for slaves to revolt on a plantation? (5 marks)Slide2
Source A partly explains why it was difficult to resist on a plantation.
Source A explains why it was difficult to resist on a plantation as it tell us
that the plantation owners had guns which made it hard to resist.
It also says that if the slaves ran away it was difficult to fend for themselves and they were easily caught.
However, the source fails to mention several other points about why it was difficult to resist on a plantation.
For example it does not tell us that slaves were weak because if their poor diet which made it hard to resist. It also does not tell us that many slaves were too scared to revolt because of harsh punishments. It also fails to mention that some slaves had better conditions which they did not want to jeopardize.