--- In [email protected], new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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."
Yes, you are talking about the abolition of slavery throught the British domonions, NOT the British Isles. It has been illegal in Britain since the 1400's. But in the colonies it was not illegal until 1833. That is why your founders did not want to stay part of Britain. They needed their slaves for their economy, and they knew with the winning of court cases in Britain by black men (victories that were based on this old British law, and which would have been plastered all over the news that they read) that they would have to follow suit. No way could their economy run without slaves at that time. They knew about these court cases and the laws in Britain. What you are refering to is the abolition of slavery by Britain throughout its world colonies, in ADDITION to the law that was already established in Britain since before America was discovered. Are you getting it now? Slavery was illegal in Britain since the 1400's. OffWorld > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings <no_reply@> > 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 > > >
