China's territory was divided into zones that were economically dominated by specific European powers.
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The black codes were created by people to take away black people's rights, even though the 14th amendment said that all citizens have equal rights. Racist Americans still tried to force these black codes on African Americans, which is why it violated that amendment.
Poor people. Serfs I believe their called but not 100% sure. But yea the rich 1 percent came from them. Most of the population was comprised of poor people unlike he middle class today.