Why were slaves not allowed to learn to read or write? a) educated slaves would become teachers in the white schools. b) slaves would become more productive workers. c) slave owners feared that an educated slave would become more religious. d) if a slave was educated, he or she could escape and go north by reading maps and train schedules.

the last one is d that is the correct answer

D) If a slave was educated, he or she could escape and go north by reading maps and train schedules.

he slavers did not want thier slaves to have the ability to read, becuase not only was this uneccissary for them to fulfill thier duties, it was dangerous as they could read not only maps, but where they were last sighted, like in newspapers, so they would know how close the slave catchers were.

explanation:

with the profits from the european sales, merchants purchased europe's manufactured  goods, including tools and weapons. then the merchants shipped those manufactured  goods, along with the  american  sugar and rum, to west africa where they were bartered for  slaves.

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