Laws were established to create an official system of slavery in the
American colonies beginning in the
mid-1500s.mid-
1600s.mid-
1700s.mid
-1800s.
mid-1600s.
While slave codes were in effect,
enslaved people’s activities
were not restricted.
enslaved people could enter in legal contracts.
enslaved people could not be legally punished.
enslaved people’s activities were restricted.
enslaved people’s activities were restricted.
How were the lives of free African Americans similar to those of enslaved African Americans in the 1700s?
Neither group was allowed to legally marry.
They both could live wherever they wanted.
Neither group had true equality with whites.
They both could receive an education.
Neither group had true equality with whites.
Which of the following best explains the result of
slave codes during the colonial era?
Slave codes increased the
rights of enslaved people.
Slave codes eliminated the rights of enslaved people.
Slave codes ensured that enslaved people were treated fairly.
Slave codes ensured that slaveholders could not free enslaved workers.
Slave codes eliminated the rights of enslaved people.
In the 1700s, free African Americans mostly lived
in
rural areas.
on plantations.
in small towns.
in large cities.
in large cities.
Typically, southern colonial plantation owners
agreed with the
Quakers’ views on slavery.
hired indentured servants to take the place of enslaved persons.
feared revolts as the number of enslaved persons grew.
often taught enslaved persons to read and write.
feared revolts as the number of enslaved persons grew.
During the 1700s, enslaved people who tried to escape slavery
fled to places where slavery was outlawed.
were never able to flee far enough.
were urged to testify against their owners.
needed to learn to read and write first.
fled to places where slavery was outlawed.
By the 1700s,
slavery in the American colonies was
concentrated mostly in the
New England colonies.
concentrated mostly in the middle colonies.
concentrated mostly in the southern colonies.
evenly distributed throughout all the colonies.
concentrated mostly in the southern colonies.
Slave codes were laws that
defined the status of enslaved
persons and the rights of their owners.
defined the status of indentured servants and the rights of their employers.
stated how many enslaved workers a plantation owner could have.
outlined a public education system for enslaved people..
defined the status of enslaved persons and the rights of their owners.
Why was the petition written by Pennsylvania German Quakers in 1688
significant?
It outlined the Quakers’ support for slavery and the
slave codes.
The Quakers declared that they had decided to return to Europe.
It was the first public statement to protest slavery in America.
The southern colonies surprisingly rushed to support it.
It was the first public statement to protest slavery in America.