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The 14 pages that link to Code Noir, each with the reason it gives.

• Haitian RevolutionRelated: Colonial law institutionalized slavery while also defining limited rights for some free people of color.

• French colonization of the AmericasRelated: It codified racialized slavery within France’s American colonial societies.

• Toussaint LouvertureRelated: It formed part of the legal order against which Saint-Domingue’s revolution unfolded.

• Saint-DomingueRelated: Its provisions shaped legal distinctions and controls in the colony.

• Jean-Baptiste ColbertRelated: The edict followed Colbert’s death but developed colonial legal structures he had helped shape.

• GuadeloupeRelated: Its rules governed slavery in Guadeloupe under French colonial rule.

• Haitian VodouRelated: Colonial efforts to impose Catholicism shaped the conditions in which African traditions endured and changed.

• Louisiana (New France)Related: Its provisions shaped the legal regime of slavery in Louisiana.

• French West IndiesRelated: It codified rules governing enslaved people in French Caribbean colonies.

• Dutty BoukmanRelated: The legal regime Boukman resisted was built around colonial slavery.

• French AmericaRelated: It codified colonial slavery and imposed rules on enslaved people and free residents.

• History of HaitiRelated: Its colonial legal framework shaped life and racial status in Saint-Domingue.

• History of LouisianaRelated: Its rules influenced colonial Louisiana law and racial hierarchy.

• Martinique (French department)Related: Its rules shaped slavery in Martinique under French colonial rule.