During the colonial era in america, slave codes empowered enslaved people to gather together. encouraged enslaved people to revolt and fight back. gave whites more power over enslaved people. caused a reduction in the workforce on plantations.

Me! these questions are based on american people in the south essential questions: question 1: for what reasons will one group of people exploit another? focus questions: question 1: what influenced the development of the south more: geography, economy, or slavery? question 2: what were the economic, political and social arguments for and againsts slavery in the first half of the 19th century.