Ah, I stand corrected. I should have said, "After much effort, controversy and debate, Britain finally made illegal in 1833 in Britain that which has already been illegal in Britain since 1400."
--- In [email protected], off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], new.morning <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings > <no_reply@> > > > > wrote: > > > >> Then > > > > > the Founders of US created a system just like the British > one > > > > > whereby only Landowners could vote, but no figurehead as > such. > > The > > > > > difference was that Britain had outlawed slave ownership, > but > > the > > > > > newly independent Americans kept that right for themselves. > > > > > > Not exactly. Britain outlawed slavery in Britian in 1833.>> > > > > Actually slaves in Britain had won court cases for freedom before > > America existed. British law was based on old laws about serfdom > that > > was outlawed in Britain in the 1400's. You need to get a more > detailed > > look at how history actually is. Slavery was illegal in Britain > since > > the 1400's (wether that law was broken or not is a different > matter), > > and it was even stricter in Scotland. Hence , before the slave - > owners > > in America had their revolution, court cases in Britain had set > slaves > > free based on this old law. Therefore slavery was illegal in > Britain > > before the America even existed. > > > > OffWorld>> > > In addition, I forgot to mention, Britain offered freedom and a > living wage to any black man that joned their forces during your War > of Independence. The reason was that Slaery was illegal in Britain > (though not in British protectorates abroad. Also, many slaves > escaped to Canada at that time because the British laws there were > better for them. Also, many of the "Americans" joined the British, > and many went to Canada during your War of Independence. Many Native > Americans fled to Canada during this time, because British treated > them better. All of the tribes on North coast of Lake Ontario are > originally from US region, but fled there during your uprising. Most > of the Ontario white population started with British from American > territories joining the British side during that time. British lost > your War of Independence due to Spanish and French intervetion on > your side. You Americans are incredibly naive to think that is not > the case. Combined, those countries almost had the power to defeat > Britain alone, without America. However, later, France, Spain, and > the United States lost wars agains the British. The defeated > shouldn't feel bad. Its karma/dharma thing. > > OffWorld >
