Question
What was the importance of slave codes? A. they increased an owner's control over enslaved African Americans' behavior. B. they were established as a step toward legal freedoms for African Americans. C. the increased the personal freedoms of enslaved African Americans. D. they allowed for the education of enslaved African Americans.
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The correct answer is: **A. they increased an owner's control over enslaved African Americans' behavior.**
Slave codes were laws established to define the status of enslaved people and the rights of their owners. They aimed to control the behavior of enslaved individuals and to prevent rebellion or escape, thus increasing the power and control of slave owners over the enslaved population.
Slave codes were laws established to define the status of enslaved people and the rights of their owners. They aimed to control the behavior of enslaved individuals and to prevent rebellion or escape, thus increasing the power and control of slave owners over the enslaved population.