Which Statement Is True About the Impact of the U

Which statement is true about the impact of the U.S. acquisition of New Orleans on African-Americans who lived in the city?

A) U.S laws restricted the freedom of free and enslaved African-Americans more harshly than French and Spanish laws did.
B) Under U.S. rule, slaves and free blacks had easy access to the court system.
C) U.S. laws recognized free blacks as equals to whites and, therefore, worthy of enjoying the privileges of citizenship.
D) It was much easier for slaves to gain their freedom under U.S. rule.
E) The United States quickly abolished the principle of "community property" within marriage that had been prevalent in Spanish and French civil codes.