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What was the result of the 1740 slave code in South Carolina?
What was the result of the 1740 slave code in South Carolina?
- It granted freedom to all enslaved people.
- It prohibited the sale of enslaved people.
- It classified all Black people and Indigenous communities as enslaved people. (correct)
- It allowed enslaved people to learn to read and write.
What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision in 1857?
What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision in 1857?
- It allowed enslaved people to own property.
- It abolished slavery in the United States.
- It declared that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States. (correct)
- It granted citizenship to all enslaved people in the United States.
What was the significance of Partus Sequitur Ventrem in 1656?
What was the significance of Partus Sequitur Ventrem in 1656?
- It prohibited the sale of enslaved people.
- It granted freedom to all enslaved women.
- It allowed enslaved people to own land.
- It defined a child's legal status based on the status of its mother. (correct)
How were racial categories defined during slavery?
How were racial categories defined during slavery?
What was the principle of hypodescent used for?
What was the principle of hypodescent used for?
Who was the first Black woman to sue for her freedom and win in North America?
Who was the first Black woman to sue for her freedom and win in North America?
What was the result of the Trail of Tears in terms of cotton production?
What was the result of the Trail of Tears in terms of cotton production?
How many people were displaced during the 'Second Middle Passage'?
How many people were displaced during the 'Second Middle Passage'?
How did enslaved people often work in the task system?
How did enslaved people often work in the task system?
What was the impact of slavery on wealth disparities in the United States?
What was the impact of slavery on wealth disparities in the United States?
What did slave codes define as a lifelong condition?
What did slave codes define as a lifelong condition?
What was the impact of slavery on the American economy?
What was the impact of slavery on the American economy?
What was the primary goal of the Underground Railroad?
What was the primary goal of the Underground Railroad?
What was the main purpose of the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850?
What was the main purpose of the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850?
What did David Walker's Appeal reject?
What did David Walker's Appeal reject?
What was Harriet Tubman's role in the Union army during the Civil War?
What was Harriet Tubman's role in the Union army during the Civil War?
What was the estimated number of African Americans who reached freedom through the Underground Railroad?
What was the estimated number of African Americans who reached freedom through the Underground Railroad?
What did the abolitionist movement advocate for?
What did the abolitionist movement advocate for?
