In the fields slaves would sing songs about the master, when someone was going to runaway, or just plain silly song, for enjoyment. Slaves also poisoned their master. If the slaves were really mad and really wanted their freedom, they would ask the cook, a slave, to put some poison into the masters food. A poison was, usually, something the master didn't like or was allergic to. Passive resistance was very successful and helpful to slaves.
Active resistance is the opposite of passive resistance, and is more violent.
A couple ways to resist actively are to set fires or hurt the master. At night a slave would set fire in a big pile of wood near a slaves hut, to make their master think he is insane. A slave could also have a sudden outburst, in the fields and charge at the head in command. Slaves who did that were severely punished. Active resistance was a slaves last resort in captivity.