Sophia History Final Milestone Questions
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According to Robert Beverley in the History and
Present State of Virginia, what was a key
distinction between servants and slaves in the late
17th century Virginia?
They were
distinguished by where
they worked: servants
indoors and enslaved
● people in the fields.
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Servants were freed
after a period of some
years, whereas
enslaved people were
# enslaved for life.
Servants had a right to
vote and be elected to
political office, but
enslaved people did
●
not.
Enslaved women were
subjected to hard
labor, but female
servants were
●
generally not. RATIONALE
By the
late
17th
century in Virginia, laws differentiated between
the status of (typically White) servants and
enslaved people of African descent. In the History
and Present State of Virginia, Robert Beverly
articulates this difference when he writes, “Their
Servants, they distinguish by the Names of Slaves
for Life, and Servants for a time. Slaves are the
Negroes, and their Posterity, following the
condition of the Mother, according to the Maxim,
1/26/25, 8:36 PM
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And Answers With Study Tests
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, lOMoAR cPSD| 7670600
RETAKE
20/25 that's 80%
20 questions were answered correctly.
5 questions were answered incorrectly.
According to Robert Beverley in the History and
Present State of Virginia, what was a key
distinction between servants and slaves in the late
17th century Virginia?
They were
distinguished by where
they worked: servants
indoors and enslaved
● people in the fields.
1/26/25, 8:36 PM
Page 1 of 45
, lOMoAR cPSD| 7670600
Servants were freed
after a period of some
years, whereas
enslaved people were
# enslaved for life.
Servants had a right to
vote and be elected to
political office, but
enslaved people did
●
not.
Enslaved women were
subjected to hard
labor, but female
servants were
●
generally not. RATIONALE
By the
late
17th
century in Virginia, laws differentiated between
the status of (typically White) servants and
enslaved people of African descent. In the History
and Present State of Virginia, Robert Beverly
articulates this difference when he writes, “Their
Servants, they distinguish by the Names of Slaves
for Life, and Servants for a time. Slaves are the
Negroes, and their Posterity, following the
condition of the Mother, according to the Maxim,
1/26/25, 8:36 PM
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