What was the most common action taken by slave owners in Virginia, Mar

What was the most common action taken by slave owners in Virginia, Maryland, or the Carolinas to maintain discipline and deter perceived troublemakers in the slave quarter?

A) They threatened the sale of these rebellious slaves to interior plantations, separating the troublemaking slaves from their families and birthplace.
B) They murdered or crippled these troublemaking slaves to make an example of them for other slaves.
C) They sold the wives and mothers of these rebellious slaves to interior plantations.
D) The sold the very young children of these rebellious slaves to interior states.

ANSWER
Answer: A