USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Freedom papers and certificates of freedom were documents declaring the free status of Blacks. These papers were important because “free people of color” lived with the constant fear of being kidnapped and sold into slavery. Freedom Papers proved the free status of a person and served as a legal affidavit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Article 4 protects your right not to be held in slavery or servitude, or made to do forced labour. Slavery is when someone actually owns you like a piece of property. Servitude is similar to slavery-you might live on the person’s premises, work for them and be unable to leave, but they don’t own you.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also known as Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions associated with slavery.