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What type of work did most enslaved people in Maryland and the southern colonies perform?

labor for Quaker landowners

labor in fields and on plantations

labor as artisans or dockhands

labor in coal or mineral mines

Which of the following best explains the result of slave codes during the colonial era?

Slave codes increased the rights of enslaved people.

Slave codes eliminated the rights of enslaved people.

Slave codes ensured that enslaved people were treated fairly.

Slave codes ensured that enslavers could not free enslaved workers.

When their periods of service ended, indentured servants

had to pay the landowner “freedom dues.”

were forced into slavery.

lost land they owned.

caused a need for more laborers on plantations.

During the 1700s, enslaved people who tried to escape slavery

fled to where slavery was outlawed.

found safety at another plantation.

were urged to testify against their enslavers.

needed to learn to read and write first.

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