1. How did enslaved people cope with the routine repression and degradation

of life on the plantation?

Enslaved people make use of various means to cope with the repression and degradation of life on the plantation, through the following means amongst others:

1. Religion

2. Keeping relationships of family and friends

3. Passing on of family and cultural stories and traditions

4. Planning larger scale revolts

Explanation:

During 19th century, a lot of enslaved men and women worked in various capacities, such as working on a large agricultural plantations, house servants or field hands. In this period, the treatment of enslaved men and women was characterized by by its brutality, as they were subjected to repression, harsh punishments, and strict racial policing.

However, in order to cope with this repression and degradation of life on the plantation, enslaved people made use of various means amongst others, which are:

1. Religion

2. Keeping relationships of family and friends

3. Passing on of family and cultural stories and traditions

4. Planning larger scale revolts