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The first slave codes were not enacted until the 1660s. what were the definitions of slavery set out in the slave laws?

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The initial slave codes that were implemented into society included an array of restrictions that ensured slaves would remain subjugated and suppressed, including being prohibited from possessing a weapon, as well as allowing plantation owners to retrieve their slaves from free states.
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