English colonists created a permanent slave class by passing a law that
A) outlawed interracial marriage.
B) mandated that only Africans could be slaves.
C) forbade masters from freeing their slaves.
D) banned indentured servitude.

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The law that forbade masters from freeing their slaves created a permanent slave class. This meant that once a person became a slave, they and their descendants would remain slaves for life, and their owners could not free them. This law helped solidify slavery as a permanent institution in colonial America.

English Colonists Created a Permanent Slave Class by Passing a Law