The plantation elite designed and enacted an elaborate system of laws and customs that gave masters total legal power over slaves. In these laws, slaves were defined as ______.
A) laborers
B) children
C) chattel
D) servants
E) indentured

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Slaves were defined as chattel, meaning they were considered personal property that could be bought, sold, and owned, rather than individuals with rights and freedoms.

The Plantation Elite Designed and Enacted an Elaborate System of Laws