What were some of the laws passed by colonial and state legislatures regarding slavery?

The correct answer is the following.

Southern states had their own code for treating slaves. Most of them were alike and influence each other. Among the laws passed by colonial and state legislatures regarding slavey were:

No slave can own anything of his own without the consent of his master.

No slave can sell anything he made without the consent of his master.

The slave must obey all orders from his master.

Slaves cannot be a witness in any case against a white person.

Slaves are considered property.

Slaves cannot leave the plantation without written authorization from his master.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

i believe the answer is d.