Slave Laws
True or False: Slave masters who killed their slaves for resisting or rebelling were charged with a felony
False
What 3 punishments were enforced when Black Codes weren't followed?
Whipping, branding, imprisonment
What has hands and a face but no arms or legs?
A clock
What case was the legal basis for racial segregation and upheld the Jim Crow Laws?
Plessy v ferguson
Which act outlawed discriminatory voting practices?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
How tall is Alex?
6ft
What did the Fugitive Slave Clause state?
Enslaved people remain slaves despite fleeing to a free state
What rights were supposedly given to African Americans under the Black Codes?
Legalized Marriage
Ownership of Property
__ does it smell?
Tia
What did the Virginia colonial law do?
Children born from enslaved women were made slaves for life
What were 2 ways that political power was limited for African Americans after the 15th Amendment?
The Grandfather Clause
Poll Taxes
Literacy Tests
Force
When did Mrs. Moore start teaching at Morton East?
2022-2023
What did the Negro Act of 1740 do?
Prohibited enslaved African people from growing their own food and authorized white slavers to whip and kill Africans who rebelled.
How did Black Codes enforce social control?
Controlled what jobs African Americans could hold and their ability to leave those jobs
Controlled what type of property they could own
What painting is Mozart famous for?
None, he was a composer not a painter