Which Statement Best Describes the Actions of State Legislatures Throughout

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the actions of state legislatures throughout the South in the 1830s?

• A) Legislatures tightened restrictions on both free and enslaved African Americans.
• B) Legislatures encouraged manumission by offering tax incentives to free slaves.
• C) Legislatures debated the merits of the gradual abolition of slavery, but ultimately took no action.
• D) Legislatures took steps to re-enslave some free African Americans and force others to migrate to the North.

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