Black Laws
A) ?protected African-American slaves from cruel punishment.
B) ?reduced free black men and women to a permanent underclass.
C) ?provided procedures through which slaves could gain their freedom.
D) ?stated that slaves hired out as laborers must keep a percentage of their earnings.
E) ?None of these are correct.
B
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A. it was a source of revenue and symbol of Parliament's authority. B. American producers of raw materials suffered from lower prices on the world market. C. of rioting in America that prevented collection of the duties. D. Parliament decided temporarily to yield to American views.
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