Match the Term with the Definition

question 64

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the definition.
-Laws enacted in southern states in the 1820s and 1830s that required the total submission of slaves. Attacks by antislavery activists and by slaves convinced southern legislators that they had to do everything in their power to strengthen the institution.

• A)chivalry
• B)cotton kingdom
• C)free black
• D)Mason-Dixon line
• E)miscegenation
• F)paternalism
• G)plantation
• H)plantation belt
• I)planter
• J)slave codes
• K)upcountry
• L)yeomen

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Definitions:

Consideration

The value, which could be in the form of money, a promise, or effort, given in exchange for a contractual agreement.

Strict-Liability

A legal concept where a party is liable for damages caused by their actions, regardless of fault or intent, often applied in product liability cases.

Common Law

Also known as case law.

Common Carriers

Businesses or agencies that offer to transport goods or people for anyone willing to pay, under the regulation of laws that impose special obligations and liabilities.