Why were slaves and free African Americans able to communicate relatively easily in and around Charleston?
A) Both groups had maintained knowledge of their ancestral African languages.
B) Free African Americans typically worked alongside slaves.
C) Masters hired slaves out, and slaves worked under a task system, so they were freer to get around.
D) Slaves and free African Americans were generally quartered in the same neighborhoods.
E) Both populations were relatively small, and so everyone knew everyone else fairly well.
Ans: C) Masters hired slaves out, and slaves worked under a task system, so they were freer to get around.
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