Restrictions on Slaves in the British Colonies
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What type of property were slaves regarded as in the laws governing them?

  • movable property
  • special kind of property (correct)
  • intangible property
  • real estate
  • What was the primary concern of police regulation regarding slaves?

  • Public order (correct)
  • Economic productivity
  • Religious instruction
  • Family unity
  • How did the law recognize the slave in the British slave laws?

  • As a thing with no rights
  • As a person with equal rights
  • As a 'persona' in a limited sphere (correct)
  • As a member of a family with full rights
  • What was the focus of the earlier British slave laws?

    <p>Neglect of the slave as a subject for religious instruction and family unity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the difference between the British slave laws and the Spanish or French slave laws?

    <p>The British laws recognized the slave as a 'persona' in a more limited sphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the law need to allow the slave some kind of 'persona'?

    <p>To deal with them as a special kind of property</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the 'better government of Negrees and other slaves' Act?

    <p>To govern the behavior of slaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the law treat slaves who were runaways or conspirators?

    <p>They were treated as rebels and punished</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the dominant tendency in the earlier British slave laws?

    <p>To neglect the slave as a subject for religious instruction and family unity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the concern of the society regarding the slaves?

    <p>Their public order and safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

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