“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”Source: National Archives and Records Administration Which of the following contains a clause that may have served as an inspiration for the above language?

“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”Source: National Archives and Records Administration Which of the following contains a clause that may have served as an inspiration for the above language? {silence}Option A.{silence}Declaration of Independence {silence}Option Be.{silence}Articles of Confederation {silence}Option C.{silence}Northwest Ordinances {silence}Option D.{silence}Federalist Papers

The Virginia Slave codes show that enslaved peoples never attempted to or succeeded at resisting the institution of slavery.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The original Constitution accepted the institution of slavery.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

What is a clause?

Absent a criminal law punishing an act, can a person be legally deprived of liberty?Tip: Nullum crimen sine legeGroup of answer choicesNOYES