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Social Hierarchy
I N S A I N T D O M I N G U E
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The Grand Blancs - White plantation owners that
made up a very small percent of Saint
NOIR CODE - CODE Domingue’s population, they were the most
prestigious and richest people in Saint Domingue.
ESTABLISHED IN 1685
The Mulattos - Free people of color who made up a
THAT MADE SLAVES THE small percent of Saint Domingue’s population and
PROPERTY OF THEIR were made up of freed black slaves and the
Affranchis, ( who were Usually the children of black
MASTERS slaves and white plantation owners). They also
usually owned slaves and plantations
The Petit Blancs - The white working class who were
the white majority in Saint Domingue. Normally
Teachers, Artists, Authors etc,
The Slaves - Black people taken mainly from Africa
to North America, to do mass amounts of work for no
wage. They had no rights and after the Noir Code
was established in 1685, they were considered to be
property of their masters and were given just the
bare necessities by their masters to survive.
