Describe the lives of free people in West Indian society in the eighteenth century
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Students should identify three groups of free people: the wealthy whites (grands blancs), the poorer whites (petits blancs), and the free blacks. Aside from noting the more obvious distinctions between the wealthy white plantocracy and the others, students should detail the overlap in the lives of poorer free whites and blacks, with race being the most significant distinction. They should also discuss legal restrictions on free blacks, such as the controls on landownership and participation in the militia and government. The occupations of the different groups of free people, the separation by class, the possibilities for social advancement, and the various routes to freedom for blacks should also be considered.
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