In the Non United States, the Revolution gave white men with property a sense of freedom, while Africans were still enslaved in England, abolitionists spoke up for
Africans, but kings and lords still ruled. In France, revolutionaries were turning
against their own nobles but remained uncertain about what this meant for enslaved
Africans on their sugar islands. The Age of Revolutions was pressing ideas of
treedom against the rights of property, and no one was sure where these great
clashes would lead."
1.What conflicts exist in this passage? 2.How does this passage contribute to the central idea, slavery was harsh for slaves, just for sugar? 3.What ideas are in conflict in the us and France? 4.Why is this tension significant?