Which Statement Characterizes Seventeenth-Century Legislative Efforts to Define Slavery

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which statement characterizes seventeenth-century legislative efforts to define slavery?

• A) Slave codes were developed slowly and in piecemeal fashion.
• B) Each colony developed its own slave code by 1670.
• C) The Crown established a slave code that all colonies were expected to follow.
• D) There was no legislation dealing with race in the colonies prior to 1700.

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