Question

How did colonial slave codes show the paradox of enslavement?

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
A.
They made all white people part of enslavement.
B.
They regulated enslaved African Americans but not free people.
C.
They defined enslaved African Americans as property but punished them as beings capable of moral decisions and behaviors.
D.
All answers are correct.

Answer 1

C) they defined enslaved Africans Americans as property but punished them as beings capable of moral decisions and behaviors

Answer 2

Answer: C

Explanation: Punishment and Killing of Slaves: Slave codes regulated how slaves could be punished, usually going so far as to apply no penalty for accidentally killing a slave while punishing them. Later laws began to apply restrictions on this, but slave-owners were still rarely punished for killing their slaves.