The 1700's, was the time when North America was still a colony of the Imperial British. During this time, the slaves of the Northern States and the Southern States had a similar status. The statement is False.
Therefore, from the above reasons it is clear that the statement is false.
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"By the 1700 enslaved African American in the northern colonies had more rights than which carried the heaviest punishment the southern parts of American colonies. True or False."
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