Who replaced Mr. Hopkins as overseer?, Mr. Severe, Mr. Covey, Mr. Freeland, Mr. Austin Gore, How is Mr. Gore described?, Fair and religious, Proud, ambitious, cruel, and never joking, Kind but weak, Lazy and careless, What was Gore's rule about accusations?, He asked other workers first, He never punished anyone, An enslaved person accused was always considered guilty, Everyone got a hearing, Who was Demby?, An enslaved man Gore killed, An overseer, A free Black carpenter, Colonel Lloyd's son, Where did Demby go to escape a whipping?, Into a creek, refusing to come out, Into the woods, Into the Great House, Onto a ship, What did Gore do after counting to three?, Called for the sheriff, Shot and killed Demby, Walked away, Forgave him, How did Gore justify the killing?, He said Demby attacked him, He never explained, He claimed it would encourage other enslaved people to disobey, He said it was an accident, What consequence did Gore face?, He was fined, He was fired, He was jailed, None; he was not arrested or charged, What law does Douglass describe in Maryland?, Only owners could punish, Killing an enslaved person was not treated as a crime, All killings were prosecuted, Overseers could never use force, What is a central idea of Chapter IV?, Violence was rare on plantations, Maryland had strict courts, Overseers were poorly trained, Slavery placed enslaved lives entirely outside the law

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