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A main result of Bacon’s Rebellion was that

A
America gained territory from Spain.
B
men who opposed the government were not punished.
C
groups that united against the government were ineffective.
D
indentured servitude ended and slavery developed.
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Slave codes affected enslaved people by

A
turning them into indentured servants.
B
protecting them from slaveholders.
C
keeping them powerless.
D
protecting them from the government.
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In colonial America, enslaved workers who received manumission

A
purchased their freedom.
B
escaped to northern colonies.
C
were freed by slaveholders.
D
became indentured servants.
4

How were the lives of free African Americans similar to those of enslaved African Americans in the 1700s?

A
Neither group was allowed to legally marry.
B
Both groups could live wherever they wanted.
C
Neither group had true equality with whites.
D
Both groups could receive an education.
5

Slavery in the American colonies was

A
concentrated mostly in the New England colonies.
B
concentrated mostly in the middle colonies.
C
concentrated mostly in the southern colonies.
D
evenly distributed throughout all the colonies.
6

In colonial times, free African Americans mainly lived

A
in rural areas.
B
on plantations.
C
in small towns.
D
in cities.
7

When their period of service ended, indentured servants

A
were forced to pay a fee to gain freedom.
B
were forced into slavery.
C
had land they owned taken away.
D
were given Freedom Dues.
8

The laws that established an official system of slavery in the American colonies

A
stated that children could not be born into slavery.
B
allowed enslaved people to go free if they had been indentured.
C
made it legal to keep enslaved people for their entire lives.
D
required that a person’s enslavement end after a period of time.

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