A relatively large free black population lived in Louisiana after the end of the Seven Years’ War. Which of the following might provide a reason for that development?
a) the Spanish policy of coartación which allowed slaves to purchase their freedom
b) slave owners from Maryland and Virginia freeing many of their slaves and sending them to other territories
c) the conquest of Louisiana by the British
d) the Louisiana Purchase
Answer: a
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