Which of the Following Is True of Eighteenth-Century Slavery in South

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of eighteenth-century slavery in South Carolina and Georgia?

• A) The laws in those colonies created a very static institution with few differences between plantations, small farms, and cities.
• B) Plantation slaves enjoyed far more autonomy than they did in other colonies, allowing them to maintain more of their African culture.
• C) Because of the high death rates of Africans due to malaria, slave populations declined by 5 to 10 percent per decade during the 1700s.
• D) Because the governments of South Carolina and Georgia strictly enforced laws preventing sexual contact between whites and blacks, a significant population of racially mixed individuals never developed.
• E) Colonial law gave freedom to any slave who successfully escaped to Charleston or Savannah.

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