The French Empire regulates slaves under the…

1684 CE to 1827 CE

The French Empire regulates slaves under the Code Noir (Black Code), which is in force throughout the empire from 1685, but which is based upon French practices in the Caribbean colonies.

French law recognized slave marriages, but only with the consent of the master.

French law, like Spanish law, gives legal recognition to marriages between European men and black or Creole women.

French and Spanish laws are also significantly more lenient than British law in recognizing manumission, or the ability of a slave to purchase their freedom and become a "freeman".

Under French law, free slaves gain full rights to citizenship.

The French also extend limited legal rights to slaves, for example the right to own property, and the right to enter contracts.

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Colonization of the Americas, Portuguese View → Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Colonization of the Americas, French View → Colonization of the Americas, English View → Colonization of the Americas, Danish View → Colonization of the Americas, British View →

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