... early Americans. Needless to say, slaves were completely prohibited from enjoying any measure of the profits reaped by their labors. Wealth was also increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small upper-class of rich American entrepreneurs. In urban areas, the mercantile and trading industries were dominated by powerful individuals who had developed personal connections with other businessmen and suppliers "much ... -owning colonists "a privilege considered quite generous at the time. In addition, every colony was permitted to elect a Lower Assembly that decided colonial affairs with t...

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