In the Colonies, the First Major Law Specifically Concerning Slavery

Multiple Choice

In the colonies, the first major law specifically concerning slavery:

A) dealt with marriage between whites and nonwhites.
B) stipulated that all African Americans in Virginia could not live free of white control.
C) stated that slaves had to have written permission to leave their plantations.
D) established color as the defining distinction between indentured servitude and slavery.
E) stated that if a mother was a slave from Africa, her child was to be a slave as well.