According to the Dutch plan of “half-freedom,” blacks in New Netherland were
a. required to attend Dutch churches, but could not have their children baptized there.
b. required to pay annual dues for a fixed period as they transitioned from slavery to freedom.
c. allowed to have their children freed if they agreed to lifetime servitude.
d. allowed to purchase their freedom on the stipulation that they depart from the colony within three weeks of being manumitted.
b. required to pay annual dues for a fixed period as they transitioned from slavery to freedom.
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