This depends on if a refers to the current government.
If it is, then the answer is D. none of the above
However, the articles of confederation, america's first government, was the first thing that Americans did after the war, so the answer could also be A
D I believe :)
Protect not only the property but also the property owner from the danger of slave violence.
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Inherent in the institution of slavery were certain social controls, which enslavers amplified with laws to protect not only the property but also the property owner from the danger of slave violence. The slave codes were forerunners of the Black codes of the mid-19th century.
The Qing Dynasty followed the collapse of the Ming Dynasty
