Answer: It wasn't actually equal. Colored people were given things of less quality in public environments and were still being segregated.
Florence, Italy, was a major trading port. It was easily accessible and Italy was rich in fertile lands. The Renaissance was also started there, as art, culture, and trade grew in Florence. You can draw Italy, and maybe draw a painter, someone in a ship coming to trade, key features of the Renaissance (Cathedrals), etc.
Well disease spread out to the native groups, causing them to die, which i think let the British get the land. they wanted to take over land and let the people transfer to christianity. but unfortunately most died so yeah.
i hope this helps a bit :)
Most historians call the event a genocide . (I’m too sure tho)
