Probably a name would fill the blank such as sally or emily or maybe something vague such as girl
Because plantation owners were mainly in the southern states. Also because there were many people that bought them from the south than anywhere else :)
The reason that federal courts do not try these cases is because there are already special courts just for these types of cases.
French Canadian is typically used when referring to people who are of the ethnic group that has ancestry from French people who settled in Canada in the 17th Century and onward, whereas Québécois is used when referring to the native inhabitants of Quebec.