The Virginia slave code of 1705:
A) simply brought together old aspects of the laws governing slaves and slavery.
B) completely rewrote and changed the earlier slave laws.
C) embedded the principle of white supremacy in law.
D) made clear that slaves were subject to the will of their masters but not to anyone who could not claim ownership of them.
E) was the work of Nathaniel Bacon.

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The Virginia slave code of 1705 embedded the principle of white supremacy in law by establishing slave status as a racial condition determined by a person's African heritage. The code also gave slave owners virtually complete control over the lives and labor of their slaves.

The Virginia Slave Code of 1705