In terms of racial politics, how does Act XVI expand upon Act XII? A) It broadens the definitions of miscegenation and increases the punishment. B) It proposes a legal distinction between English people and other white people. C) It creates a legal hierarchy for blacks, Native Americans, and people of mixed race. D) It suggests that prior laws were effective in reducing mixed-race births in Virginia

1.3.6 practice: examining the founding principles the declaration of independence we hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal. that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.- that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,- that whenever any form of governments becomes destructive of thee ends, it is right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its power in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness . summary