Which of the following Slave Codes do you think was the worst? and then write your reason why. a. The codes varied slightly from state to state, but the basic idea was the same: the slaves were considered property, not people, and were treated as such.

b. Slaves could not testify in court against a white, make contracts, leave the plantation without permission, strike a white (even in self-defense), buy and sell goods, own firearms, gather without a white present, possess any anti-slavery literature, or visit the homes of whites or free blacks.

c. The killing of a slave was almost never regarded as murder, and the r3pe of slave women was treated as a form of trespassing.

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Which points did chief justice roger b. taney use to justify the supreme court’s ruling in the dred scott case? the property clause of the constitution, the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and the fact that african americans were not citizens. the practice of judicial review established in marbury v. madison, the property clause of the constitution, and the due process clause of the fifth amendment. the necessary and proper clause of the constitution, the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and the fact that african americans were not citizens. the commerce clause of the constitution, the elastic clause of the sixth amendment, and the practice of judicial review established in gibbons v. ogden.