What Step Was Among the Series of Developments in Virginia

question 38

Multiple Choice

What step was among the series of developments in Virginia that led to the legal distinction between African slaves and white free laborers?

• A) Imposition of a tax on the labor of African women but not on white women
• B) A legal prohibition on African Americans from owning land
• C) The death penalty for any white men who chose to marry African women
• D) Deportation of babies born to white masters and black slave women

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