Resistance to slavery took many forms in Prince George’s County, from work slowdowns, feigned illness, and broken tools to flight, military enlistment during wars, arson, theft, fighting, murder, and armed insurrection, while even laughing and loving in the face of slavery was itself an act of resistance. In November 1834, Judah, a 14-year-old house slave, confessed to fatally poisoning three of Dr. Bayne’s children and attempting to set fire to Salubria, his home. Remarkably for the times, she was tried in court in Upper Marlboro before a jury of twelve White male landowners, found guilty, and sentenced to be executed by hanging. Press reports from the trial revealed no known motive, leaving open the question of whether her act was one of resistance. Those who failed to gain freedom through defiance often faced severe consequences.