What name was given to Southern laws that listed the ways slaves were to be treated?

A. Emancipation Proclamation

B. Slave Codes

C. Wilmont's Proviso

D. Labor Laws

Answer: option (B). Slave Codes

Explanation: Slave Codes are set of laws about slavery and enslaved people, the law believes that slaves were property not human. furthermore, slave codes was focused on the rights and duties of free people in regards to the enslaved individuals. Slave codes made it illegal for slaves to assemble in groups, raise food, earn money, and learn to write, Infact slave owners were permitted to kill any rebellious slaves if necessary.

a Emancipation Proclamation