The Slave Codes

question 27

Multiple Choice

The slave codes

• A) established the rules for conducting slave auctions in Virginia.
• B) limited the number of slaves that could be owned at any one time.
• C) allowed masters to punish slaves as they saw fit and required that slaves have written permission to leave plantations.
• D) dictated that the condition of the child followed that of the mother.
• E) required that slaves register to carry firearms.

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Definitions:

Violation

The act of breaking or failing to comply with a law, agreement, or code of conduct.

Accountant Liability

Accountant liability refers to the legal accountability of accountants to their clients and third parties for negligence, misconduct, or failure to follow professional standards.

Fraud

Willful misrepresentation aimed at obtaining an illicit or unearned gain, or to strip someone of their rightful legal privileges.

Negligence

A failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances, resulting in harm or damage.