$31. Any person who shall attempt to teach any free person of color, or slave, to spell, read o
by indictment, be fined in a sum not less than two hundred fifty dollars, nor more than five hur
-excerpt from Slave Code of 1833
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Using the passage, what is the MOST likely reason reason for this law?
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Slave owners were fearful that if slaves could read and write they would not want to
Slave owners were fearful that if slaves were educated they would have a greater ch
Slave owners were fearful that slaves would demand to go to college.
Slave owners were fearful that if slaves could do math then they would realize they