Their economy was supported by agriculture. most were artisans, merchants, or craftspersons.
The Thirteen original colonies were Founded by Britain, but eventually would break free of British rule and become their very own country which is known as The United States Of America.
In 1950 it was 9% but increased to about 90% towards the end of the 1950’s sorry if this does not help
Even if it was illegal to teach slaves how to read and write, there are some white Christians who educated them to enable the reading of the Bible. Also, it<span> </span>was the<span> right thing to </span>do, other slave masters teach their slaves<span> because the skill made them</span><span> more useful for particular tasks.
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