Freed serfs were given small emounts of land but they still had to pay heavy taxes.
What was life like for many freedmen in the South after the Civil Answer this question…
it was a change from plantation life.
There was an increase of Afro-Americans in many areas of civilian and military life after the US Civil War. Certainly the "West" was a good place for freed slaves to go inasmuch as much of the new territories either had farmlands in which freed slaves had experience as well as handling livestock. Both these types of work were found in the South before the US Civil War.
The people of Russia (apart from land owners and people close to the Tsar) suffered from famine during Tsar Nicholas II rule, as well as working with scarce amount of land. Due to Russia being involved in WWI, peasants and workers suffered as the economy was sinking. Many people died. This caused a huge rebellion in Russia starting the Russian revolutions.
It was a change from plantation life.
How could the Crusades change a serfs’ life?
Serf's weren't freed and the modern life has nothing to compare with the middle ages.
The peasants lived a poor and tough life. Many of them were freed slaves, but their lives didn't improve much since slavery.
Life was different
It freed the bulk of the people from autocratic rule and exploitation by the upper class oligarchs.
I am adjusting well to life in Russia.
The Emancipation Edict was a negative detriment to the life of serfs. With a major reduction in the work force, conditions for the serf who was in a voluntary lengthy contract became much harder.
they trained to work for the rest of their life and stuff
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No. They were serfs and lived very poorly.
He was freed from prison in 1989 after serving 27 years of a life sentence.
AnswerA poor peasont who works on the land of a manor who has no rights (he/she can't even get married without permission) until he/she can buy his own piece of land OR the serf can be freed by living in a city for one year and one day. Serfs are NOT slaves, although they have a lot in common! MoreSerfs did have rights. There is a link below to a related question, "What was a life for a serf?"There is also a link below to a part of an article that deals with different kinds of peasants, including serfs.