Well, the statute of labourers was a law passed by English government/Parliament to prevent the surviving peasants from freedom.
The Statute of Labourers was an act passed by the English Parliament under King Edward III to prevent the peasants from obtaining higher wages. Do to the decline in population after the Black Plague the peasants had demanded higher wages, and so to counter, the Landowners asked Parliament to pass the act. This further lead to - indirectly though - peasants being denied their freedom.
it sent them to the colonies as unpaid laborers
After the Plague, the Statute of Laborers was passed in England in 1351. This law aimed to control inflation by capping wages and preventing workers from demanding higher pay due to labor shortages. It sought to stabilize the economy by restricting the mobility of laborers and maintaining pre-plague wage levels. The statute reflected the authorities' attempts to manage the social and economic upheaval caused by the significant population decline.
Reform English law and enforce the Magna Carta.
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Convict laborers
Force landholding barrons to prove they legally owned their property.
In 1670, English settlers used enslaved Africans as laborers for growing rice,tobacco,and indigo.
In 1670, English settlers used enslaved Africans as laborers for growing rice,tobacco,and indigo.
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There have always been laborers in France, but France was never exclusively made of laborers.
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John Stuart Mill