During World War II, many men were gone fighting in the war. This meant that women had to take jobs that were traditionally occupied by men. Women, as it turns out, as just as smart as men (sarcasm) and women realized that staying home wasn't their only option.
A peasant is considered to be a farmer and would give free service to the lord and his land. This is in exchange for their rent on the land owned by the lord and for the food provided by the crops grown in the lord's land. They would work for three times in a week or longer, if it is harvest time. A peasant was not permitted to change their abode or move to another place. They needed to become a freeman first. In order to become a freeman, he needed to pay his debt to the lord or buy a piece of his land. The status of being a peasant or serf will be passed onto the descendants.
Your shoe store. You sell the exact same pair of boots but you sell them for a cheaper price. Most likely a customer would eat up a deal like that.
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it was a gateway to the larger west in 1861
