In Response to Reports of a Potential Slave Uprising in 1822,South

question 26

Multiple Choice

In response to reports of a potential slave uprising in 1822,South Carolina passed a law which

• A)granted slaves greater access to protection from the courts.
• B)confiscated slaves from masters who were shown to treat their slaves in a "cruel and inhumane" manner.
• C)imprisoned black sailors for the duration of their ship's stay in the port of Charleston.
• D)prohibited the importation of slaves from other states into South Carolina.

---

Definitions:

Marginal Utility

The surplus satisfaction or utility experienced by an individual from consuming an extra unit of a particular good or service.

Utility Maximization

The process by which individuals allocate their resources to maximize their satisfaction or utility.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

The principle that as a person increases consumption of a product, there is a decline in the additional satisfaction or utility that person gains from consuming one more unit of the product.

Additional Utils

The extra satisfaction or utility a consumer receives from consuming one more unit of a good or service.