USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As slavery became more profitable, slave codes restricting the rights of enslaved people to buy, sell, and produce goods were introduced. In some places, slave tags were required to be worn by enslaved people to prove that they were allowed to participate in certain types of work.

Detailed explanation-2: -Slave codes varied from state to state, but there were many common threads. One could not do business with a slave without the prior consent of the owner. Slaves could be awarded as prizes in raffles, wagered in gambling, offered as security for loans, and transferred as gifts from one person to another.

Detailed explanation-3: -British planters influenced the construction of laws, known as ‘slave codes’, based on sixteenth century English common laws that dealt with English felons, vagrants, vagabonds, and servants that absconded from their duties.

Detailed explanation-4: -The colony’s growing number of blacks led to the creation of a slave code by 1715. After the Revolutionary War, most states, especially those in the South, developed new slave codes.