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How did the practice of slavery change in the American

colonies in 1662?

O Slavery became legal in all thirteen colonies.
O The children of enslaved women were born into
slavery.
O Free men were no longer allowed to marry
enslaved women.
O Indentured servitude was outlawed and only slavery
could be practiced.

User Abathur
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Answer: The children of enslaved women born into slavery (B)

Step-by-step explanation:

Then, in 1641, the first law establishing slavery was passed in the colony of Massachusetts. By 1717, slavery was legal in all of the colonies except Georgia, which made slavery legal in 1750. Another law had just as large an impact: In 1662, Virginia declared that any child of an enslaved woman was also a slave. The condition of slavery now passed down from mother to child. If a free man married an enslaved woman, their children would be enslaved.

–“Free and Black in the New Nation”

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User JDR
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Answer:
B.)
Step-by-step explanation:
Out of all of the answer choices provided, B.) makes the most sense. Africans were enslaved so their only means of escape was to run away.
They were never given a change to be let out, instead they were kept or sold as if they were objects, not human beings. They were not indentured servants because they were forced to work, against their will. Whites were plantation owners, not slaves unless they were half black.
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