Question

What was the goal of the slave codes passed after Nat Turner's Rebellion?

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After the revolt in Southampton, communities and state legislatures across the South considered the implementation of new, harsher restrictions against enslaved and free African Americans. Citizens often petitioned the lawmaking bodies as they debated revisions of existing black codes. Some petitioners argued for the necessity of more stringent laws; others protested the move toward greater restrictions of free and enslaved black residents.

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