Why did South Carolina pass laws preventing slaves from gathering together?
a.) Slaves often gathered together for traditional African religious
ceremonies, which offended the English,
b.) White South Carolinians believed they could prevent future
slave rebellions by limiting the formation of slave communities.
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c.) Slaves who gathered together tended to be happier, but the
English felt slaves didn't deserve happiness.
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d.) The English became aware of a large underground network
plotting slave insurrections across the southern colonies.