Why were slaves so important for plantation owners in colonial america? a. the plantation owners could use their slaves to defend their property from european powers. b. slaves could be traded for manufactured goods with the middle and new england colonies. c. slave labor made it possible to grow cash crops such as rice and tobacco on large plantations. d. the number of slaves determined the number of representatives in the colonial legislature. e. slaves manufactured textiles, furniture, glass, and other goods for export to britain.

Pls me! the black codes were various state laws in the south concerning african-americans which of the following statements about the black codes is not accurate. a. the black codes protected the civil rights of african-americans. b. african americans who cannot afford to pay a fine could be jailed and then be hired out to anyway person who could pay the fine. c. some southern states passed laws that prohibited is african-americans from voting or serving on jury‘s. d. the black codes were designed to force african-americans into a condition of near slavery.