Code that defined the slaves' legal status and masters perrogatives. This code of 1661 gave masters virtually complete control over their slaves. They were put in place to control the large and potentially restive population of slaves are called.

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Popularly called BLACK CODE in the United State of America. In Latin it is refer to as Partus sequitur ventrem. In Spain, Slave legal code were called Las Siete Partidas. In France, it was called Code Noir. Slave code in the United States are the laws regarding slaves, United States of America have it own local codes. Codes that define Movement restrictions, Marriages restrictions, prohibition on Gathering, Slaves patrols, punishment of slaves and Trade and commerce by Slaves. Slaves codes are codes that defines the legal status of slaves in order to protect slaves owner's property and lifes although slaves rebellions were not likely but there were great anxiety amongs the slave masters, especially the places that has large population of slaves which prompt them to make laws called Slave code.

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