Between 1650 and 1750, American colonies passed new laws about slavery. What did the laws reflect about the changes in slavery over this period? the colonists' increasing demands for slaves

more rights for slaves in response to abolitionists

more rigid rules to keep slaves under tight control

a shift in the use of slaves from farming to other skilled trades

a growing need for slaves in the northern colonies

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booker t. washington was an educator who established the tuskegee institute. washington argued that african americans should learn trades that would offer them the opportunity to be progressive citizens. instead of fighting against discrimination, washington argued that african americans should use their education and knowledge to become self-sufficient in american society and not in competition with white americans.

w.e.b du bois was the founder of the niagara movement and later the naacp, du bois disagreed with washington. he argued that african americans should consistently fight for racial equality.

ida b. wells was a journalist who wrote about the horrors of lynching in the south. wells work could be considered muckraking as it led to the development of the anti-lynching campaign.

the mothers played a major role in confronting the government and ending the war.