Slave Codes

What were the laws called that first gave legal rights to slave owners?

• Slave Codes

• Jim Crow Laws

• Master Codes

• Plantation Codes

How long would one set of slave clothes be expected to last?

• 6 months

• 5 years

• A lifetime

• 1 year

TRUE OR FALSE: Slave children were often separated from their families as soon as they could work.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Read the quote below."...That no person whatsoever shall permit or suffer any slave under his care or management...to go out of the limits of said town...or...to go out of the plantation to which the slave belongs...without a letter superscribed and directed, or a ticket..."The slave code referenced above controlled which of the following aspects of slavery?

• the ability to obtain medical attention

• the ability to possess a weapon

• the ability to read or write

• the ability to travel off the plantation

Provide 3 ways slaves lives were limited with the passage of the Slave Codes. Choose 3 answers.

• Prohibited slaves from being sold to other plantations.

• Prohibited slaves from gathering without white supervision.

• Prohibited slaves from reading and writing.

• Prohibited slaves from dressing above the condition of slaves.

Why did South Carolina have fewer free African-Americans than other colonies? (Choose 2 answers)

• owners had to pay for the moving expenses for the slaves they set free.

• slaves were valuable and owners were hesitant in freeing them.

• owners had to pay a fee to the General Assembly to free their slaves.

• slaves who were freed had to leave within six months or risk re-enslavement

What was the result of the Stono Rebellion?

• The slave trade was restricted in the colony of South Carolina.

• The slaves were able to make it to Spanish Florida and get their freedom.

• The Slave Codes were strengthened to control slave life.

• The slaves were able to make it the west and gain land of their own.

What was the response of South Carolina's General Assembly and the growing African slave population?

• The international slave trade was outlawed in South Carolina after the Stono Rebellion.

• Slave owners were limited to only owning 2 slaves.

• They did not limit the number of slaves coming into the colony because they were vital to the economic success of the colony.

• The government decided to send thousands of slaves back to Africa.

What were the laws called that restricted the movement and behavior of enslaved people in the American colonies?

• Slave Codes

• Jim Crow Laws

• Black Codes

• Fugitive Slave Laws

Which of the following was a common restriction placed on slaves by the Slave Codes?

• Owning property

• Attending church

• Learning to read and write

• Traveling freely