They were under British rule until Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and we fought against the British in the American Revolution
Several sources of labor were tried before African slavery became popular in the American South. One of the main reasons for the popularity of African slavery was that t<span>he cost of a white man's labor for 10 years could buy an African for life.</span>
A primary aim of the writers of the United States Constitution was to
strengthen the power of the central government
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<span>The Treaty of Verdun was made in "B. 843" although it should be noted that there have been several treaties using the same name (although this is by far the most notorious. </span>