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Slave Codes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A minimum amount of food and clothes had to be provided to slaves. The old and sick had to be cared for. | |
| Slaves could not own property | |
| Slaves could not get married | |
| Slaves could not sue or testify in court | |
| Slaves could not be taugh to read or write | |
| If a slave were freed, he had to get "free papers" and renew them every year. | |
| Slaves needed a white man present to preach or be preached to. |