Slaves had many different assignments in America, but what made all of them "slaves"?

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Slavery in America was a system in which African Americans were defined as property and treated as such, with no legal rights or protections. This is what made them "slaves." The other choices are not accurate. Having some African genetic composition did not determine one's status as a slave, nor did pigments in the skin. And while Congress did pass laws related to slavery, the legal distinction of "slave" was established by slave owners and upheld by the courts, not by Congress.

Slaves Had Many Different Assignments in America, but What Made