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Marriage Contracts in the Spanish Colonies

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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Women and the Code Noir

XZpZGVyIj48L2Rpdj4= 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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The Last Will and Testament of Joseph Grover

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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Life Story: Dennis and Hannah Holland

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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Life Story: Thomas(ine) Hall (ca. 1600 – unknown)

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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Life Story: The Gateras of Quito

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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Life Story: Johanna de Laet

Artifact. Classroom Application. Early Encounters, 1492-1734. Elementary School. High School. International. Legal Status. Life Story. Middle School. Northeast. Resource Type. Topics. Units. Work. Work, Labor, and Economy. 1623. 1624. 1625. 1626. 1627. 1628

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Patent for Cleaning and Curing Corn

Colonies, see New World—New Netherland—New York. Source Notes Classroom Application. Document. Early Encounters, 1492-1734. Elementary School. High School. Image. Legal Status. Middle School. Northeast. Region. Resource Type. Science, Technology, and

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