Question

1. what does the law say about the child of a slave mother and free father? a the child is usually free when the father says he or she should be. b the child is a slave, like his or her mother. c the child’s status depends on how dark his or her skin is. d the child must be kept with the mother until he or she is 5 years old. e both b and d are true.

Explanation:

Under the partus sequitur ventrem legal principle that governed slave law in many slaveholding societies (such as the United States), a child's enslaved or free status followed the mother's status. Additionally, many slave codes required enslaved children to remain with their enslaved mother until a certain age, often 5 years old, to be raised before being put to work or separated.

Answer:

E. Both B and D are true.