the Spanish colonies?
What arguments does Doña María del Pino Argote’s lawyer make on her behalf? What do they reveal about the status of women in the Spanish colonies?
In what ways did the legal rights of married women in the Spanish colonies
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The Code Noir (Black Code), signed by King Louis XIV in 1685, was a set of laws that governed the practice of slavery in the French colonies, around the time when many European governments in North America were defining the legal status of
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legal responsibility to do so.
This 1688 will by Joseph Grover, an English landowner in New Jersey, shows how the inheritance laws and customs of English society left women and girls with little chance of breaking out of their status as subordinates to
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Notes American Identity and Citizenship. Black Experiences. Classroom Application. Document. Early Encounters, 1492-1734. High School. Legal Status. Middle School. Power and Politics. Race & Racism. Region. Resource Type. Slavery. South. Themes
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the witchcraft trial of Jeanne Gardiner for a more nuanced look at the legal status and vulnerabilities of women in English colonial society.
The sexual exploitation of women was practiced throughout the colonial Americas. You can learn more about
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Application. Criminal Trials. Daily Life. Early Encounters, 1492-1734. Elementary School. High School. Image. Indentured Servitude. Legal Status. Life Story. Middle School. Queer History. Region. Resource Type. South. Themes. Units. Work. Work, Labor, and
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Experiences. Legal Status. Life Story. Middle School. Native American Experiences. Power and Politics. Race & Racism. Region. Resource Type. Themes. Topics. Units. Work. Work, Labor, and Economy. 1642. 1643. 1644. 1645. 1646. 1647. 1648. 1649. 1650. 1651
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great deal about her status in the colony. It was common practice in New France for married couples to sign a marriage contract called a communauté de biens. This contract combined the wealth of both marriage partners, and made them legally responsible
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Colonies, see New World—New Netherland—New York.
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