SLAVE LAWS

SLAVE LAWS

• No testimony could be made by a slave against a white person
• Not allowed to teach a slave to read or write
• A slave must obey his or her master
• They couldn't own property or be part of a contract
• They could not defend themselves from their master

CONSEQUENCES FOR BEING A SLAVE FUGITIVE

• Mostly likely being whipped harshly then sent back to work
• Some slaves were hurt so badly they became crippled
• They often were shot if they tried escaping

CONSEQUENCES FOR ADING SLAVE FUGITIVES

• They were fined and put in jail.
• Slave hunters could search their house at
• any moment.