Which of the Following Statements About Slave Codes Is Correct

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about slave codes is correct?

• A) They outlawed many actions taken by slave-owners to punish slaves.
• B) They formalized the institution of race-based slavery by outlining the local laws that governed slave life.
• C) They placed limits on race-based slavery so that it was no longer considered lifelong.
• D) They had been implemented since race-based slavery first reached the Americas.
• E) They demonstrated that most colonists deemed race-based slavery a moral issue.

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