The plague had an important effect on the relationship between the lords who owned much of the land in Europe and the peasants who worked for the lords. As people died, it became harder and harder to find people to plow fields, harvest crops, and produce other goods and services. Peasants began to demand higher wages.
It lists one of the wrongs perpetrated by the British as
<span>attempting to get slaves to revolt
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<span>Slavery was the exception to the rule of liberty proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence and established in the United States Constitution. The declaration was drafted by Thomas Jefferson.</span>
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Reduced dependence on nonrenewable resources
Our dependence on fossil fuels has actually increased dramatically as more and more people own vehicles. Vehicles are becoming more efficient, but with so many on the road at once, we're burning through our nonrenewable resources fast. It may not happen on our lifetimes, but we'll run out eventually and unless we find a better source of energy by then, we'll be in a bad situation.
