As the population of slaves grew, masters were more and more afraid of rebellion.

They were considered the property of their owners.

They couldn't assemble without a white person present and they couldn't testify in court against a white person.

Their Christian masters taught them to read the Bible.

It made it easier to break up families by selling one slave to another owner.

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Brooks

20 January, 10:15

As the population of slaves grew, masters were more and more afraid of rebellion.

They were considered the property of their owners.

They couldn't assemble without a white person present and they couldn't testify in court against a white person.

Their Christian masters taught them to read the Bible.

It made it easier to break up families by selling one slave to another owner.

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Natalya Booth · Answer 1

As the population of slaves grew, masters were more and more afraid of rebellion.

They were considered the property of their owners.

They couldn’t assemble without a white person present and they couldn’t testify in court against a white person.

Their Christian masters taught them to read the Bible.

It made it easier to break up families by selling one slave to another owner.

Paulina Stafford · Answer 2

I believe the answer would be A because they didn’t want a rebellion for that reason.