By learning trades and becoming economically independent
<span>The Western tradition is indebted to Judeo-Christian formations
of the special dignity of human beings and the rights and responsibilities
which are theirs by virtue of that dignity. All human beings owe their lineage
to a set of common parents according to the Hebrew Bible. These parents, Adam
and Eve, were made in the image and likeness of their Creator (Gen. 1:27), and
thus all their progeny bear that image (i.e., the imago Dei). From these
beginnings we inherit the concept of human exceptionalism—the belief that human
beings are unique, possessors of inalienable rights, and ought to exercise
managerial stewardship over nature.</span>
<span>There were two technological innovations that profoundly changed daily life in the 19th century. They were both “motive powers”: steam and electricity. According to some, the development and application of steam engines and electricity to various tasks such as transportation and the telegraph, affected human life by increasing and multiplying the mechanical power of human or animal strength or the power of simple tools.
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As the labor in Spain demanded to grow, the labor source for imperial production changed or transitioned to the African Slaves. These African slaves came from the western and central part of Africa. They had been sold to the slave traders in Western Europe.
