Growth of Slavery

Laws were established to create an official system of slavery in the American colonies beginning in the

• mid 1500s

• mid 1600s

• mid 1700s

• mid 1800s

Why was the petition written by Pennsylvania German Quakers in 1688 significant?

• It outlined the Quakers’ support for slavery and the slave codes.

• The Quakers declared that they had decided to return to Europe.

• It was the first public statement to protest slavery in America.

• The southern colonies surprisingly rushed to support it.

Which of the following is the best comparison of slavery in the middle colonies and the southern colonies in the 1600s?

• Enslaved people tended to work on large farms in both the middle and southern colonies.

• Enslaved people tended to work as house servants in both the middle and southern colonies.

• Slavery was not widespread in either the middle colonies or in the southern colonies.

• Slavery was illegal in both the middle and southern colonies and would remain so until the 1700s.

Typically, southern colonial plantation owners

• agreed with the Quakers’ views on slavery.

• hired indentured servants to take the place of enslaved persons.

• feared revolts as the number of enslaved persons grew.

• often taught enslaved persons to read and write.

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

• fled to places where slavery was outlawed.

• were never able to flee far enough.

• were urged to testify against their owners.

• needed to learn to read and write first.

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.

Slave codes were laws that

• defined the status of enslaved persons and the rights of their owners.

• defined the status of indentured servants and the rights of their employers.

• stated how many enslaved workers a plantation owner could have.

• outlined a public education system for enslaved people..

While slave codes were in effect,

• enslaved people’s activities were not restricted.

• enslaved people could enter in legal contracts.

• enslaved people could not be legally punished.

• enslaved people’s activities were restricted.

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 slaveholders could not free enslaved workers.

How did the slave codes affect enslaved people?

• The slave codes turned enslaved people into indentured servants.

• The slave codes protected enslaved people from slave owners.

• The slave codes kept enslaved people frightened and powerless.

• The slave codes kept enslaved people safe and comfortable.