Question

questions 21 through 24 refer to the following.
\antebellum planters... were very interested in the control of black movement. they were
also keen to master their slaves senses of pleasure. seeking to contain african americans
even further than laws, curfews, bells, horns, and patrols already did, some planters used
plantation parties as a paternalist mechanism of social control. plantation parties, which
carefully doled out joy on saturday nights and holidays, were intended to seem benevolent and
to capture respect, gratitude, deference and importantly, obedience... the most important
component of paternalistic plantation parties was the legitimating presence of the master.
yet again and again, slaves sought out illicit, secular gatherings of their own creation.
they disregarded curfews and pass laws to escape to secret parties where... pleasures such
as drinking, eating, dancing, and dressing up were the main amusements.
... in the context of enslavement, such exhilarating pleasure... must be understood as
important and meaningful enjoyment, as personal expression, and as oppositional.
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stephanie m. h. camp, historian, closer to freedom: enslaved women and everyday
resistance in the plantation south, 2004
24mark for review
which of the following best describes a context in the first half of the 1800s that influenced
the development of slavery as described in the excerpt?
a the united states expanded its participation in the international
siave trade.
b northern business leaders sought enslaved people as laborers for
transportation projects.
c southern planters used enslaved people to produce cotton for
international markets.
d protestant religious revivalists encouraged the growth of
antislavery movements.

Explanation:

The text discusses plantation owners' control over enslaved people, including using laws, curfews, etc. Option C mentions Southern planters using enslaved people for cotton production (related to plantation economy and slavery's role in it). Other options: A (slave trade) - not main focus here; B (Northern business - not relevant to the plantation - slavery context in the excerpt); D (antislavery - opposite of what's described as plantation owners were pro - slavery in this context).

Answer:

C. Southern planters used enslaved people to produce cotton for international markets.