Question
Slave codes were laws passed by southern states to increase an owners control over enslaved African Americans behavior all of the following applied under the codes except
Forbidden to gather in groups of more than three
Needed written pass to leave their owners land
Weren’t allies to learn to write but could learn to read
Weren’t allowed to own guns
Forbidden to gather in groups of more than three
Needed written pass to leave their owners land
Weren’t allies to learn to write but could learn to read
Weren’t allowed to own guns
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Under slave codes, enslaved African Americans were indeed forbidden to gather in groups of more than three, needed written passes to leave their owner's land, and were not allowed to own guns. However, the statement "Weren't allowed to learn to write but could learn to read" is not accurate according to the typical provisions of slave codes.
Slave codes generally prohibited enslaved individuals from learning to read and write, as literacy was considered a means of empowerment that could lead to rebellion or escape. Therefore, the statement that they "could learn to read" contradicts the usual restrictions imposed by slave codes.
Slave codes generally prohibited enslaved individuals from learning to read and write, as literacy was considered a means of empowerment that could lead to rebellion or escape. Therefore, the statement that they "could learn to read" contradicts the usual restrictions imposed by slave codes.