Virginia defined its customs on slavery in 1662 when it declared that
a. children would inherit the status of their mothers.
b. Africans could only be freed if they converted to Christianity.
c. free whites harboring runaways must send them back.
d. all black people were slaves.
ANSWER: a
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A) using economic embargo by closing U.S. markets to sugar producers B) enlisting the help of Great Britain and France in establishing imperial control C) endorsing a Hawaiian constitution that gave power to natives D) sending the Marines to support a move to enthrone a new queen
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A) sugar, rice, and tobacco. B) indigo, sugar, and sorghum. C) cotton, tobacco, and rice. D) tobacco, rice, and indigo.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false