English Colonists Created a Permanent Slave Class by Passing a Law

question 16

Multiple Choice

English colonists created a permanent slave class by passing a law that

• A) outlawed interracial marriage.
• B) mandated that only Africans could be slaves.
• C) forbade masters from freeing their slaves.
• D) banned indentured servitude.

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