Essay On Slavery Vs French Slavery

During the time of the New World(1700s-18000s) slavery came into the picture and was used all over world such as; Egypt, and some other countries in Africa, but was used particularly in what now we call America. As France came to the Americas they also brought slaves to perform all the tasks that were needed to be done. The French put laws to put people just as the “Americans” did. At the time the French did this to put people at halt, so the French then could be one step ahead. Except in the South slavery was practiced a lot during the time of the Civil War.

During the year of 1724 the French made a law to the slaves known as the Code Noir, this was not as strict of a law compared to the other codes passed by Mississippi but Bienbille’s code restricted the separation of husbands and wives, children under the age of fourteen years could not be away from their mothers. In some instances, slaves that were lucky enough to be freed then became French citizens. At the same time of this the French forbid all slaves to practice any religious belief, and any education was strictly forbidden and if any were caught they could end up dead.

Just as the French, Mississippi also had restrictions and laws, but in Mississippi they had three types of slaves; field slaves, house slaves, and town slaves. Field slaves were the largest group, this included
Although; in the South the slaves a more work to do such as tending the fields that had to be done in certain periods of time so the owner could get money live. Arguments could be made which group was harder on the slaves but the French definitely had strict laws compared to the South. At the same time both were similar like, both could practice any religious beliefs, and education was not an option. Both groups of slaves at this time had one job and that was to work and to help as much as they can to their