Answer: Most of the people living in the 13 colonies lived and worked on a farm. Although there would eventually be large plantations where the owners became rich growing cash crops, however life for an average farmer was very hard work. They had to work hard all year just to survive.
The main point of the Fourteenth Amendment was giving citizenship to the slaves.
After the passing of the Thirteenth Amendment which officially abolished slavery in the US, the 14th Amendment (passed in 1868) granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans stating that "<em>All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.</em>"
Yes, technically it is true that the Byzantine emperor, who believed that Muslims posed a threat to Christian Constantinople, requested help from Europe, although he mostly dealt with them himself.
The G. I. Bill
The Serviceman's Readjustment Act was signed in 1944 and provided returning serviceman money for college, unemployment insurance and housing.
