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How did the slave codes affect enslaved people?

A
The slave codes turned enslaved people into indentured servants.
B
The slave codes protected enslaved people from enslavers.
C
The slave codes kept enslaved people frightened and powerless.
D
The slave codes kept enslaved people safe and comfortable.
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Which of the following is the best comparison of slavery in the middle colonies and the southern colonies in the 1600s?

A
Enslaved people tended to work on large farms in both the middle and southern colonies.
B
Enslaved people predominantly worked as house servants in both the middle and southern colonies.
C
Slavery was not widespread in either the middle colonies or in the southern colonies.
D
Slavery was illegal in both the middle and southern colonies and would remain so until the 1700s.
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What type of work did most enslaved people in Maryland and the southern colonies perform?

A
labor for Quaker landowners
B
labor in fields and on plantations
C
labor as artisans or dockhands
D
labor in coal or mineral mines
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In colonial America, enslaved workers who received manumission

A
purchased their freedom.
B
escaped to northern colonies.
C
were freed by enslavers.
D
became indentured servants.
5

What was one problem unique to free African Americans in the 1700s?

A
They were not allowed to travel freely.
B
They could be kidnapped and sold into slavery.
C
They could not choose where to work.
D
They were not allowed to seek an education.
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How were the lives of free African Americans similar to those of enslaved African Americans in the 1700s?

A
Neither group was allowed to legally marry.
B
They both could live wherever they wanted.
C
Neither group had true equality with white people.
D
They both could receive an education.
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Typically, southern colonial plantation owners

A
agreed with the Quakers’ views on slavery.
B
hired indentured servants to take the place of enslaved persons.
C
feared revolts as the number of enslaved persons grew.
D
often taught enslaved persons to read and write.
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While slave codes were in effect,

A
enslaved people’s activities were not restricted.
B
enslaved people could enter in legal contracts.
C
enslaved people could not be legally punished.
D
enslaved people’s activities were restricted.
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By the 1700s, slavery in the American colonies was

A
concentrated mostly in the New England colonies.
B
concentrated mostly in the middle colonies.
C
concentrated mostly in the southern colonies.
D
evenly distributed throughout all the colonies.
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Why was the petition written by Pennsylvania German Quakers in 1688 significant?

A
It outlined the Quakers’ support for slavery and the slave codes.
B
The Quakers declared that they had decided to return to Europe.
C
It was the first public statement to protest slavery in America.
D
The southern colonies surprisingly rushed to support it.

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