Agricultural laborers under the jurisdiction of aristocratic landowners were called
A) artisans
B) guildsmen
C) serfs
D) fiefs
Ans: C) serfs
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. was created to operate for only five years. B. secured food, clothing, education, and medical care for many former slaves. C. pushed for voting rights for former male slaves. D. gave forty acres of land and a mule to millions of Southern blacks. E. created millions of federal public works jobs for former slaves.