We were able to find this source rather easily by typing in "French Slave Codes in Louisiana" on the Google search engine. The source has a brief introduction, describing why the law was created, and its basic parameters. The source is very reliable, and this is helped by the fact that there are so many other reliable documents on the website, a testament to this document's reliability.
http://www.blackpast.org/?q=primary/louisianas-code-noir-1724
What is interesting about the French slave law is the fact that, unlike English and Spanish slavery, there was some attempt to make the slaves a part, albeit a small one, of French society. This was achieved by trying to convert all slaves to Catholicism, and also with a curious final law in the document: a congratulations to all slaves who achieve their freedom, and their welcome to free society by receiving all rights as accorded to all other free persons.
Our second source concerns the Plymouth colony and the famous compact that was signed before the Pilgrims disembarked their ship. The original source was created by The Federal and State Constitutions Colonial Charters. The source was written and reviewed by the Act of Congress June 30, 1906 by Francis Newton Thorpe. The sponsor the host site is The Avalon Project at Yale Law School. I believe that this is a reliable source, because the source is from an excellent school; that has a history of high achievement. Also, the Federal Government was used as one of their sources as well.
The information that I was able to gather from the document was very interesting. The colonist believed that they were on the voyage for two reasons. One of the reasons was for the progression of Christianity, and the other was for their king, “King James”. In the pact they all agreed to make even and just laws that they believed will help govern the colony fairly. All twenty five men signed the bottom of the compact, and the one name that stood out the most Mr. John Carver.
The information that I was able to gather from the document was very interesting. The colonist believed that they were on the voyage for two reasons. One of the reasons was for the progression of Christianity, and the other was for their king, “King James”. In the pact they all agreed to make even and just laws that they believed will help govern the colony fairly. All twenty five men signed the bottom of the compact, and the one name that stood out the most Mr. John Carver.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/amerdoc/mayflower.htm
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