These serfs had been legally bound to the land they worked on and were owned by manorial lords. ... Land that once belonged to the peasant communes soon became private property of large landowners. ... The serfs had to live in such horrible and unsuitable conditions, yet, the masters forced them to pay ridiculously high taxes for the land they worked and lived on. ... Limitations on peasants" property rights heightened; they were not allowed to buy land in cities or rural areas (GSE, p.730). ... The rich landowners still had millions of serfs who continued to be bound to the land as part of t...

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White people transferred the slaves living in Africa to the New Land and treated them as their property, not as human beings. ... The clothes supply was as minimum as possible and the quality of the clothes was very bad. ... One anonymous slave owner in his letter to Lord Brougham argues that "...as a slave, he would have at least the protection of one master interested in his welfare; as a freeman, almost beyond the pale of government protection, with no one to take care of him, of a despised and inferior race, a stranger in a land of strangers, how miserable would be his fate!"... "The cond...

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• Grade Level: High School

White people transferred the slaves living in Africa to the New Land and treated them as their property, not as human beings. ... The clothes supply was as minimum as possible and the quality of the clothes was very bad. ... One anonymous slave owner in his letter to Lord Brougham argues that "...as a slave, he would have at least the protection of one master interested in his welfare; as a freeman, almost beyond the pale of government protection, with no one to take care of him, of a despised and inferior race, a stranger in a land of strangers, how miserable would be his fate!"... "The cond...

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The African Slave Trade I. Background a. Early history of European trade with Africa b. The beginning of the Salve Trade II. Middle Passage c. Living arrangements d. Death II. Slaves in the New World a. The marketing of slaves b. Treatment of slaves (corporal punishmen...

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Aaron Bosket wanted his own land and to become a share cropper with a white planner in Mount Willing. ... Will Herrin was lynched for killing his white land lord over not receiving pay. ... Many thought of Pud and his actions towards his Land Lord as somewhat heroic and astonishing. ... With all that going on with Butch and his life at home led to him setting his house on fire in attempt to burn and rid of all the bad memories his family had caused him. ...

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The 1831 slave narrative The History of Mary Prince is indeed a multi-layered text. Transcribed from Mary Prince's own words, it was written as abolitionist propaganda for England's Anti-Slavery Society. Yet, the autobiography's complexities make it difficult to examine solely as a publicity piece....

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? There are those that would have us believe that it was the only cause. Many historians say that slavery was the main issue of the Civil War. Although some historians think the war was the result of political screw-ups and th...

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