Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A slave code enacted in Spanish colonies that defined slavery as a race-based, inheritable, lifelong condition with restrictions on enslaved people's activities and rights.
AP course connection
Topic 2.7: 2.7 Slavery and American Law: Slave Codes and Landmark Cases