Which Statement Characterizes Seventeenth-Century Legislative Efforts to Define Slavery

Which statement characterizes seventeenth-century legislative efforts to define slavery?

A) Slave codes were developed slowly and in piecemeal fashion.
B) Each colony developed its own slave code by 1670.
C) The Crown established a slave code that all colonies were expected to follow.
D) There was no legislation dealing with race in the colonies prior to 1700.