Read the passage from sugar changed the world. some of the enslaved took the next step. running away from the sugar plantations, or attacking them in force, was another kind of statement. when the enslaved africans could not stand their lives anymore, they risked everything to run or to fight. there was just one way for the owners to silence their workers: by making the price of flight or rebellion too high. spreading terror was the job of the overseer. how does the author’s use of the word silence affect the tone? a) silence has a negative connotation, indicating that the mill owners wanted a quiet workplace. b) silence has a positive connotation, indicating that quiet workers are productive workers. c) silence has a negative connotation, indicating that the owners would not tolerate protests. d) silence has a positive connotation, indicating that enslaved people took part in wordless protests.

The answer is C. The enslaved Africans couldn't stand any longer all the hardship and suffering they endured at the plantations, the only possible way to end this was resorting to a flight or an attack, which may pose as a risk for them. Knowing their plight, the mill owners were determined to eliminate any way for the slaves to achieve their goal, and it was by making the overseer spread terror.

C) Silence has a negative connotation, indicating that the owners would not tolerate protests.

In these lines, the author tells us how some of the slaves were trying to take matters into their own hands. In other words, they were trying to achieve some of the liberty and equality that the law did not give them. Naturally, most owners did not like these actions, as slaves were a source of profit. Therefore, the author tells us that they wanted to "silence" the slaves. In this case, "silence" implies making them unable to protest or to change their situation in any way.

first of paragraph? and second of statment?

don't submit such stupid questions!

this need to be done in 15 minutes kind of passed the 15 minutes by now sorry dude but i can list some of my thoughts down for you : (