1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Goryan [66]
3 years ago
5

1."Slaves are in the power of masters, a power derived from the law of nations: for among all nations it may be remarked that ma

sters have the power of life and death over their slaves, and that everything acquired by the slave is acquired for the master.
2.But at the present day none of our subjects may use unrestrained violence towards their slaves, except for a reason recognized by law. For, by a constitutio of the Emperor Antoninus Pius, he who without any reason kills his own slave is to be punished equally with one who has killed the slave of another."
—The Institutes, Book I, Chapter VIII

According to the above law, which of the following statements is true?

Violence towards slaves was not tolerated under any circumstances.

Masters were allowed to kill their own slaves, if they had a reason for doing so.

Masters were allowed to kill another master’s slaves, if they had a reason for doing so.

Slaves had legal rights to keep their earnings for themselves.
History
1 answer:
Mrrafil [7]3 years ago
8 0
It says:  "for among all nations it may be remarked that masters have the power of life and death over their slaves, and that everything acquired by the slave is acquired for the master." and "But at the present day none of our subjects may use unrestrained violence towards their slaves, except for a reason recognized by law." So from that we can draw the conclusion that "<span>Masters were allowed to kill their own slaves, if they had a reason for doing so." (B) is correct.</span>
You might be interested in
b. the urban population was growing at an unprecedented rate. 4. In early-nineteenth-century America, a. the annual population g
kirill [66]

Answer:

a. the annual population growth rate was much higher than in colonial days.

Explanation:

In early-nineteenth-century America, "the annual population growth rate was much higher than in colonial days."

The above statement is TRUE because, during this period, the population of the United States grew from 5.3 million people in 1800 to 9.6 million in 1820, and eventually by the year 1840, the population grew to 17,069,000 million people.

One of the major reasons for the population upsurge is due to Westward expansion which is influence by Louisiana purchase.

5 0
2 years ago
How do interest groups affect Democracy and the scope of government in the US?
Darya [45]

Answer:

Interest groups affect Democracy and the scope of US, by influencying government policies, searching for their own intrests. The number of intrest groups grow every day and american society is influenced by them.

- Individual intrests groups work towards sustaining government programs that benefit them. This makes it difficult for the politicians to reduce the scop of the government.

- The government scope is a factor that raises the number of intrests groups. The more areas that the government involves in, the more intrest groups appear to interviene in them.

Explanation:

Intrests groups influenced both the government and the people. They are powerfull becasue they can influenced the decisions made by the Congress. They can be classified by their intrests for instance economic, such as unions, trade associations (that are specific of a industry or economy segment) , bussines.

5 0
3 years ago
This event in 1773 saw American colonies disguised himself as Mohawk native Americans and dump British tea into the Boston harbo
Kisachek [45]

Answer:

Boston Tea Party

Explanation:

Boston Tea Party, (December 16, 1773), incident in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians. The merchants of Boston circumvented the act by continuing to receive tea smuggled in by Dutch traders.

7 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Moses went to Midian when he was fifty years old. True or False
erik [133]
I say false hope this helps
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What specific issues did labor leaders seek to improve for workers?
Oksanka [162]

Answer:d

Explanation:

7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • It is not a)leadership
    5·1 answer
  • How will time be affected as a person travels from the east coast to the west coast?
    7·1 answer
  • Why is culture important?
    6·2 answers
  • What was the effects of the age of revolutions
    8·1 answer
  • Who is the Greek lyric poet who, even as far back as 600 BC, was illustrating her definition of persuasion by giving it a human
    6·1 answer
  • Give an example of government engaging in public discrimination
    10·1 answer
  • What was the main goal of US involvement in the Korean<br> war?
    8·1 answer
  • Napoleon's Continental System failed to weaken Britain because
    11·1 answer
  • What are the 2 key equations for determining if a data set represents a Direct Variation ​
    9·1 answer
  • I need help pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
    13·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!