Slave trade and code noir in louisiana

What was the main purpose of the enslaved labor force in New Orleans?

• To build schools

• To work on sugar and cotton plantations

• To serve in the military

• To construct roads

What is the triangular trade network?

• A trade route between the Americas, Europe, and Africa

• A trade route between Asia and Europe

• A trade route between North and South America

• A trade route between Australia and Africa

Which region did many of the slaves brought to Louisiana come from during this period?

• Senegambia

• Asia

• South America

• Australia

What was the Code Noir?

• A set of laws governing the lives of enslaved persons and free people of color

• A type of music

• A style of painting

• A form of currency

What rights did free people of color have under the Code Noir?

• Ability to own property and marry freely

• No rights at all

• Right to vote

• Right to travel freely

What was the practice of manumission?

• Freeing an enslaved person

• Buying land

• Building ships

• Teaching children

What language did many free people of color in New Orleans speak?

• French

• Spanish

• English

• German

Who were some Creole people descendants of?

• Native American tribes

• Plantation owners and enslaved people

• European royalty

• Asian merchants

How did most people living in Louisiana in the later 1700s identify themselves?

• As Creole

• As European

• As Native American

• They often did not refer to themselves as Creole

What event led Creole people to start identifying themselves as being from Louisiana?

• The arrival of new English-speaking settlers

• The end of the Civil War

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The discovery of oil