Answer:
<em>the petit blancs were growing too wealthy</em>
Explanation:
The citizens of Saint - Dominique were uhappy with France because <em>the petit blancs were growing too wealthy</em>.
The petit blancs were angry with the free people of color because they had more rights and wealth. The citizens were also angry because they were put through legal discrimination.
Hammurabi keenly understood that, to achieve this goal, he needed one universal set of laws for the diverse peoples he conquered.
Trial by cold water was when the accused was thrown into a pool of water bound. If he/she sank and drowned he/she was innocent (and conveniently dead). If he/she floated and did not sink, he was taken to have been "rejected" by the water and must necessarily be guilty.
