Test 2 Slave occupations Flashcards
1
Q
Law forbidding a “slave to hire himself to himself with a view to pursue trade”
A
1803
(powerful blocking powerless)
2
Q
A fine of _____ pounds was imposed for transgression of the law
A
500 pounds
3
Q
who ordered Mansfield William Bowen to be taken to court for “cruelly whipping a negro woman slave named Peggy”
A
Colonel George Arthur
1821
4
Q
The jury was composed of ____ men all white, all slave owners
A
12
5
Q
who was convicted of severe torture against his female slave?
A
Michael Carty
1816
