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The purpose of the slave codes was to
legally protect enslaved persons.
legally protect slavery.
define how enslaved persons should be treated.
define an enslaved person’s road to emancipation.
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define how enslaved persons should be treated.
Slave codes were laws that defined the legal status of enslaved people, restricted their rights and movements, prescribed punishments, and protected slaveholders’ property interests — in short, they regulated how enslaved people were to be treated and controlled.
Slave codes were laws that defined the legal status of enslaved people, restricted their rights and movements, prescribed punishments, and protected slaveholders’ property interests — in short, they regulated how enslaved people were to be treated and controlled.
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