Question

read the excerpt
and it shall be further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any slave who shall be out of the house or plantation where such slave
shall live, or shall be usually employed, or without some white person in company with such slave, shall refuse to submit or undergo the
examination of any white person, it shall be lawful for any such white person to pursue, apprehend, and moderately correct such slave.
and if any such slave shall assault and strike such white person, such slave may be lawfully killed
the south carolina negro act of 1740
which of the following best describes the motives of the authors in this excerpt of the act?
a. to punish the leaders of the stono rebellion for advocating for rights for enslaved people
b. to warn free black people away from visiting south carolina by threatening them with harm
c. to help enslaved people gathering in crowds and advocating for their emancipation
d. to control enslaved people by limiting their freedom of movement and association

Explanation:

The act restricts enslaved people's movement (must be in specific areas or with a white person) and interaction (refusing examination leads to punishment; assaulting a white person can result in being killed). This is about controlling them by limiting freedom of movement and association. Option A: The Stono Rebellion isn't mentioned here. Option B: The act is about enslaved people, not free Black people. Option C: The act doesn't help enslaved people advocate for emancipation; it restricts them.

Answer:

D. to control enslaved people by limiting their freedom of movement and association