Which of the Following Statements About Slave Codes Is Correct

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.