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The laws of slavery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Massachusetts colonys made slavery legal. | 1641 |
| 2. Connecticut did not allow people of african descent to serve in the military. | 1660 |
| 3. Virginia made lifetime enslavement the "Normal" condition for people of africans descent. | 1670 |
| 4. Virginia declared the status of child was determined by the status of the mother. If the mother was enslaved the child would be to. | 1680 |
| 5. South Carlolina required slave owners to provide clothing for their enslaved people. Owners were also allowed to treat and punish enslaved people any way they wished. | 1696 |
| 6. New York made it illegal to do business with an enslaved person without permission from their owner. | 1702 |
| 7. New York made it legal to execute enslaved runaways who were caught. | 1705 |
| 8. Enslaved people in virginia were not allowed to meet in large groups. | 1723 |
| 9. South Carolina made it illegal to teach enslaved people to read and write. | 1740 |