Answer: strict legislation was passed Texas after annexation.
Explanation: After the annexation of Texas by the united state, the legislature passed stricter laws governing the lives of free blacks. These laws had harsh punishments usually reserved only for slaves, including whipping, branding, and forced labor on public works. The legislature in 1858 even passed a law that encouraged free blacks to voluntarily reenter slavery by allowing them to choose their own masters.
After the Magna Carta it became clear by the English that the monarch must no have too much power. The Magna Carta helped shaped many documents today and is the reason many countries are democracies.
