This series of laws was called the Black Codes.
Most Black Codes were passed in 1865-66 in Southern states to control the conduct of newly-freed African Americans after the Civil War.
Depending on the state, they established rules regarding:
- the legitimacy of black people's jobs (if their work was not recognized by whites, they could be considered criminal vagrants),
- their right to own property (like land) or businesses,
- their movement through public spaces,
- their right to carry weapons,
- their right to marry or live with whites, etc.
I would say A but i am not 100% sure.
Answer:
Option B. The balance in the Senate tipped in favor of slave states was an outcome of California's application for statehood
Explanation:
The entrance of California as a free state would interrupt the balance of senate supremacy between the south slave states and north Free states.
Its arrival as a union would cause the native African Americans to lose their freedom.
In 1849, California was engaged in a fiery deliberations and sought statehood. After the Compromise pact that was signed in 1850, California became a free state and the confined natives became free.
No I don't believe so they are. Here is a link to something that says more on it. I hope this helps!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_or_Debate_Clause
The constitution, slaves, white people, and more slaves
