Question
Based on the excerpt, what was one important effect of the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina?
A. The government created stricter slave codes to limit the freedoms of enslaved people.
B. Plantation owners began to free enslaved people who wanted to leave.
C. Enslaved people gained the right to vote in the colony’s government.
D. The rebellion ended slavery in South Carolina for a short time.
A. The government created stricter slave codes to limit the freedoms of enslaved people.
B. Plantation owners began to free enslaved people who wanted to leave.
C. Enslaved people gained the right to vote in the colony’s government.
D. The rebellion ended slavery in South Carolina for a short time.
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A. The government created stricter slave codes to limit the freedoms of enslaved people.
Explanation: After the 1739 Stono Rebellion, South Carolina passed harsher laws (like the Negro Act of 1740) to restrict movement, assembly, education, and other freedoms of enslaved people to prevent future uprisings.
Explanation: After the 1739 Stono Rebellion, South Carolina passed harsher laws (like the Negro Act of 1740) to restrict movement, assembly, education, and other freedoms of enslaved people to prevent future uprisings.