Which statement best explains a result of slave codes during the colonial era?
a-slave codes increased the rights of enslaved people.
b-slave codes eliminated the rights of enslaved people.
c-slave codes ensured that enslaved people were treated fairly.
d-slave codes ensured that slaveholders could not free enslaved workers.

The correct answer is D) Slave codes ensured that slaveholders could not free enslaved workers.

"Slave codes ensured that slaveholders could not free enslaved workers" statement best explains a result of slave codes during the colonial era.

The correct answer is B. Slave codes eliminated the rights of enslaved people.

Explanation

During the colonial era, the Slave Codes were documents used to remove rights to black slaves in America and ratify the rights slavers have over them. These codes of slaves arose in states in time slavery had not been legally established, therefore, the settlers and governors sought to prevent free blacks from having the same freedoms as the white population. This situation ended with the Civil War when President Abraham Lincoln radically abolished slavery. Despite this, racial discrimination continued against the black population decreasing during the 21st century. So, the correct answer is B. Slave codes eliminated the rights of enslaved people.

d. Cortés

Explanation:

In 1521, the Spanish conquistador Cortes plundered the Aztec state on the territory of modern Mexico. Earlier, he said to the messenger of the ruler of this country Montezuma II:

“Tell your master to send us gold, a lot, a lot of gold, because my companions and I suffer from a heart disease that cannot be cured by anything but gold.”

Cortes managed to convince the gullible Aztecs that the Spaniards needed so much gold, because they suffer from a special heart disease that can only be cured by this noble metal.