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Chloeellawright

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The 1662 slave codes in Virginia are significant because they
 
  a. restricted the number of slaves that could be imported into the colony.
  b. established a legal difference between servants and slaves based on race.
  c. established curfews and prohibited slaves from moving freely about the colony.
  d. outlined the conditions under which slaves could obtain their freedom.
  e. made slaves and indentured servants of equal status under the law.

Question 2

When northwesterners questioned why all of Texas was annexed but not all of Oregon, Oregon settlement supporters such as Sen. Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri responded that
 
  a. Oregon was far more expensive than Texas to defend.
  b. Oregon land was less desirable than that of Texas.
  c. Polk and his supporters in the Senate were far more interested in Texas as a bulwark for slavery.
  d. Great Britain was a far more powerful nation than Mexico.
  e. None of these choices are correct.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

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