Question
Read the scenario.
Martha is an enslaved African woman on a Virginia plantation. The plantation is owned by a man who serves in the House of Burgesses. The House of Burgesses has passed several laws meant to control enslaved African people.
What does the scenario illustrate about early colonial legislatures like the House of Burgesses?
They passed laws that were for the good of everyone.
They passed laws that made it easier to purchase land.
They passed laws that denied some groups their basic human rights.
They passed laws that made owning private property illegal.
Martha is an enslaved African woman on a Virginia plantation. The plantation is owned by a man who serves in the House of Burgesses. The House of Burgesses has passed several laws meant to control enslaved African people.
What does the scenario illustrate about early colonial legislatures like the House of Burgesses?
They passed laws that were for the good of everyone.
They passed laws that made it easier to purchase land.
They passed laws that denied some groups their basic human rights.
They passed laws that made owning private property illegal.
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They passed laws that denied some groups their basic human rights.
Explanation: The laws targeting enslaved Africans were designed to control and restrict their freedoms, stripping them of rights rather than protecting everyone or making property ownership illegal.
Explanation: The laws targeting enslaved Africans were designed to control and restrict their freedoms, stripping them of rights rather than protecting everyone or making property ownership illegal.
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