Which policy attempted to prevent people of different skin tones from marrying or having sexual intercourse?
A)the Three-Fifths Compromise
B)Jim Crow
C)antimiscegenation
D)the New Laws

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Antimiscegenation refers to policies and laws that discourage or prohibit people of different races from marrying or having sexual relationships. This policy was widespread in the United States during the era of segregation and Jim Crow. The Three-Fifths Compromise was a constitutional provision that determined how enslaved people would be counted for the purposes of apportioning representation in Congress. Jim Crow refers to a system of racial segregation and discrimination that emerged in the late 19th century and persisted until the mid-1960s. The New Laws were a series of Spanish colonial laws enacted in the 16th century.

Which Policy Attempted to Prevent People of Different Skin Tones