Across
- 3. Partus sequitur ventrem- “ birth follows the _____”
- 5. Observable characteristics of an individual such as skin color or hair texture
- 8. Assigning the race of mixed child to the perceived “inferior” ancestry
- 10. Children who inherited slavery from their mothers
Down
- 1. Rule that classified person with any degree of African descent as part of a singular, inferior status
- 2. What asset couldn’t mixed race children from black women inherit from their fathers
- 4. What was the most common percentage that defined a person as white or black (spelled out)
- 6. Complex Spanish systems for race classification
- 7. Concept of race is considered _____ constructed
- 9. Children could be _____ without consent of the mother