<span>Southern slaveholders
enslaved African Americans
African American soldiers
Northern slaveholders</span>
So here are the rights and the responsibilities of lords: <span>Some rights were the serfs not leaving the manor with out the lords permission, the right to try the peasants in their own court, the responsibilities of the lord was to protect his serfs, giving them the safety to the farm land. Hope this answer helps.</span>
The main reason that the Constitution did not proclaim all men to be free and equal is because of the issue of slavery. Many of the Founding Fathers were slaveowners, including George Washington. The Founding Fathers did not want to lose the support of southern states when it came time to ratify the Constitution.
