Slavery in the British Colonies

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

Colonial slave codes (slave laws)

A
$Defined slavery as racial, hereditary, and lifelong, with severe restrictions on enslaved people$
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B
$Protected enslaved people's right to family, religion, and limited property ownership$
C
$Were religious documents urging Christian instruction and humane treatment of slaves$
D
$Gradually eliminated slavery through manumission and emancipation requirements$

Explanation

Virginia's 1705 slave code was particularly comprehensive; it dehumanized enslaved Africans legally.

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