2nd Nine Weeks Benchmark Review

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What were the Code Noir?

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Laws governing the conduct of slaves and free people of color in the French colonies

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How did the Code Noir laws impact enslaved people?

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The Code Noir laws restricted the rights and freedoms of enslaved people.

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What was the Natchez Revolt?

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A rebellion by the Natchez Native American tribe against French colonists.

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How did the Natchez Revolt impact the French colonists?

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It caused significant casualties and damage to their settlements. It caused them to abandoned their farms and live in fear.

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How did the Natchez Revolt impact the Natchez people?

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It had a devastating impact on the Natchez people. Many of them died or were captured into slavery.

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What was the Proclamation of 1763?

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A British law that prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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How did the colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

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Anger and defiance

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How did the Proclamation of 1763 led to the American Revolution?

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It angered American colonists and violated their rights to self-governance.

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What was the Stamp Act?

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A law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 that required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials.

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How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

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Protests, boycotts, and violence