Question

What was the main reason that slave codes were created?

Answer 1

Answer:

A: to keep enslaved Africans powerless and frightened

Answer 2

The main reason for creating slave codes was to keep African American powerless and under control.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Slave Codes were enacted as response to the rebellion of the African American people against the harsh treatment of slaves. These codes legally declared the slaves as property and imposed many restrictions on them in order to make them powerless and keep them under control.

According to these codes slaves could neither own any property nor could they assemble at any place without a white man’s presence. They were prohibited to testify against the white people and if any slave was accused of any offence against white then he was given very harsh punishments.