The 1662 Virginia slave codes are significant because they

a. attempted to protect slaves from abuse by masters.
b. granted new charters to would-be slave traders, which increased the number of slaves in the colonies.
c. made slaves and their children the property of masters for life.
d. required that slaves convert to Christianity before becoming free.
e. listed specific penalties for runaway or rebellious slaves.


c

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Unlike earlier rulers, the Han leader Liu Bang, who had taken the reign name Gaozu (r. 202-195 BCE), had been a(n) _________.

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Polgar classifies four Jewish movements or streams including reform, conservative, _______ and reconstructionist Judaism

a. modern b. orthodox c. transition d. conversion

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