Asked by Fwendé Renard on Jun 14, 2024
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Between 1663 and 1681,Maryland differed from other English colonists in that it
A) required masters to emancipate any slave who converted to Christianity.
B) formally recognized marriages between black slaves and free whites.
C) stipulated that,whether a black woman was enslaved or free,her children would be slaves.
D) allowed black men to gain their independence by serving in the colonial militia against Native Americans.
Emancipate
To free someone from legal, social, or political restrictions; commonly used in historical contexts to refer to the freeing of slaves.
Black Slaves
Individuals of African descent who were forcibly taken into slavery and subjected to lifetime servitude, particularly prominent in the Americas during the transatlantic slave trade.
Colonial Militia
Military forces composed of ordinary citizens to protect their communities, colonies, or states, especially during the early history of the United States.
- Distinguish specific policies and practices of colonial rule that concern slavery and relations between races.
- Assess the economic, societal, and jurisprudential factors that facilitated the development of slavery in colonial America.
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Learning Objectives
- Distinguish specific policies and practices of colonial rule that concern slavery and relations between races.
- Assess the economic, societal, and jurisprudential factors that facilitated the development of slavery in colonial America.
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