The Columbian Exchange or Grand Exchange, was the widespread, at the time, communicable diseases were a byproduct of the exchange.Slaves were a popular trade it em between Africa, Europe, and the American.
Check out Code of Federal Regulations/49/chapter 1/Part 172.
The ancient Egypt workers were paid in products, such was grain becuase gold and metal would be scarce if they were all paid with gold.
Jefferson wrote all men are equal which meant that people were born with some inalienable rights like right to live free without being under the control of others.
Although in reality, Thomas Jefferson had many slaves under his control and he had progeny from one of his slaves. That statement proclaimed that every individual has to be included regardless of race, religion or gender.
But when he wrote ‘All men are equal”, he may have not considered women and slaves. It may sound hypocritical but it has taken more than a century to really internalize the meaning of equality.
The accused was considered innocent until proven guilty.
