South Carolina Negro Act of 1740

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The South Carolina Negro Act of 1740 was a colonial law that severely restricted the rights, movement, education, and assembly of enslaved Africans in South Carolina in order to tighten control and prevent future slave uprisings.

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Negro Act of 1740 1

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Stono Rebellion consequence South Carolina Negro Act of 1740
Stono Rebellion relatedTo South Carolina Negro Act of 1740
this entity surface form: Negro Act of 1740