In the Colonies, the First Major Law Specifically Concerning Slavery

question 12

Multiple Choice

In the colonies, the first major law specifically concerning slavery:

• A)dealt with marriage between whites and nonwhites.
• B)stipulated that all African Americans in Virginia could not live free of white control.
• C)stated that slaves had to have written permission to leave their plantations.
• D)established color as the defining distinction between indentured servitude and slavery.
• E)stated that if a mother was a slave from Africa, her child was to be a slave as well.

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