Which of the following best defines the Southern code during the slavery era?

If you're looking for the answer on e dgenuity, the correct answer is A) White Southerners believed that women should not do certain chores and gentlemen should not do manual labor.

The Southern Slave Codes were a collection of laws that listed down the position of slave in society and what duties of a slave owner and what his rights regarding how he handles his slaves. There variations of these laws depending on location of the slave state. Later on the victory of the North led to the abolition of slavery.