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3 Life Styles in the 1790's
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Picture of a Boston Merchent
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As the Constitution is passed, the merchents of the colonies will be looking at the way they are going to be making money. The trade wars will end and that means that he can not raise his prices to make more money. He also will be taxed by the goverment on what he makes.
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A wife of a wealthy tabacco farmer will also be looking at the Constitution. She will have to pay taxes so here funds to throw wild partys. Also, on her plantation, there is many slaves working in the fields. With the coming of the Constitution she may not have as many as she did.
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A wife of a rich tabacco farmer.
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A house slave.
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During these times, a house slave will look toward the Constitution because the chance of freedom might be there. Because the Constitution calls for many freedoms, (amendment 1) the house slaves see a window to get out of slavery, although it took many more years for that to happen.
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