Answer to Question #181382 in History for Charne Archer

Question

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE CONTROL OF SLAVES AT THE CAPE DURING THE VOC PERIOD IS MOST ACCURATE?

1. SLAVE OWNERS AND THE VOC OFTEN CLASHED WITH ONE ANOTHER OVER DIFFERENT METHODS TO CONTROL THE SLAVE LABOUR FORCE
2. THOSE PATERNALISTIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OWNERS AND SLAVES THAT EXISTED DID ENSURE THAT SLAVES WERE PROTECTED IN THE SAME WAY AS AN OWNER'S CHILDREN
3. THE PRIMARY METHOD BY WHICH AN OWNER EXERCISED HIS RIGHTS OF PROPERTY OVER HIS SLAVES WAS THROUGH THE USE OR THE THREAT OF FORCE
4. BECAUSE ALL SLAVES, WHETHER ON FARMS OR LIVING IN THE SLAVE LODGE, HAD THE SAME RANK AND STATUS, IT MADE IT EASIER FOR OWNERS TO CONTROL THEM

Answer 1

Most accurate answer is 3: THE PRIMARY METHOD BY WHICH AN OWNER EXERCISED HIS RIGHTS OF PROPERTY OVER HIS SLAVES WAS THROUGH THE USE OR THE THREAT OF FORCE