The Fourteen Points was a statement of peace presented by the US President Woodrow Wilson aiming to influence the peace negotiations to end WWI. The other victorious Allied forces considered his proposals as inappicable as they considered them too idealistic.
Wilson wanted to decrease tensions between European countries and inspired his proposals on many progressive ideas that were applied at that time in the US, such as: free trade, open agreements, democracy and self-determination. He thought that such measures could bring partnership feelings and behaviours to countries that formerly were enemies, and could remove tensions forever.
Slaves were forbidden to leave the owner's property unless they were accompanied by a white person or had permission so in other words to keep them in check.
