USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

NORTH AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the reason white plantation owners implemented slave codes?
A
Slave codes were used to monitor and regulate the behavior of the slaves
B
Slave codes were used to make it easier to trade slaves among the colonies
C
Slave codes were used to help plantation owners and slaves get along better
D
Slave codes were used to create a sense of cooperation between slaves and their owners
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The bodies of law that evolved, known variously as “Slave Codes, ” “Black Codes, ” and “Code Noir, ” aimed to limit African social, economic and political autonomy as well as to control the growth of a free African population.

Detailed explanation-2: -Throughout the 17th century, European settlers in North America turned to enslaved Africans as a cheaper, more plentiful labor source than indentured servants, who were mostly poor Europeans.

Detailed explanation-3: -The slave codes were laws relating to slavery and enslaved people, specifically regarding the Atlantic slave trade and chattel slavery in the Americas. Most slave codes were concerned with the rights and duties of free people in regards to enslaved people.

Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose of the slave codes was to prevent slave rebellions. Some of the rules included prohibiting slaves from assembling in large groups and from leaving their master’s property without a written pass.

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