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If slaves had knowledge, they would realize they were being treated unfairly, which would make it harder for the masters to force them to work. They would also be more likely to be able to escape or rebel.
Rights for workers and equal wages, because many people were being overworked and underpaid
By then I would say either the British or Dutch. More so the Dutch because New York was originally founded by the Dutch and was originally named "New Amsterdam" after the capital of by the time (I believe) to be Holland, modern-day Netherlands. Otherwise the British flooded New England, after all, it is called New...England so...