The importance of slave codes was that they increased an owner’s control over enslaved African Americans’ behavior. Slave codes were laws enacted in the southern United States that defined the status of enslaved people and approved their owners' rights, significantly restricting the freedoms and rights of enslaved individuals.
What was the importance of slave codes? (1 point) Responses They increased the personal freedoms of enslaved African Americans. They increased the personal freedoms of enslaved African Americans. They were established as a step toward legal freedoms for African Americans. They were established as a step toward legal freedoms for African Americans. They increased an owner’s control over enslaved African Americans’ behavior. They increased an owner’s control over enslaved African Americans’ behavior. They allowed for the education of enslaved African Americans. They allowed for the education of enslaved African Americans.
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