Which of the Following Is a True Statement About Slave

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a true statement about slave society in the antebellum years?

• A)Slave families were protected by the law.
• B)Slaves were allowed to take their masters to court.
• C)Slaveholders were forced by law to treat their slaves benevolently.
• D)Slaves were treated humanely in the antebellum South.
• E)Slave reproduction mattered to plantation owners.

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