Responses
A Southern legislatures reexamined the moral foundation of keeping millions of blacks as enslaved people.Southern legislatures reexamined the moral foundation of keeping millions of blacks as enslaved people.
B Congress passed a law that would phase out the importation of African slaves in the coming decade.Congress passed a law that would phase out the importation of African slaves in the coming decade.
C Laws greatly restricting the legal rights of free blacks and enslaved people were passed throughout the South.Laws greatly restricting the legal rights of free blacks and enslaved people were passed throughout the South.
D President Buchanan was elected for a second term, putting off the slavery conflict for another decade.President Buchanan was elected for a second term, putting off the slavery conflict for another decade.
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The correct response is:
C. Laws greatly restricting the legal rights of free blacks and enslaved people were passed throughout the South.
The failed slave revolt led by Nat Turner in 1831 resulted in increased fears among white Southerners about potential slave uprisings. In response, many Southern states enacted stricter laws aimed at controlling the enslaved population and limiting the rights of free blacks.
