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Which of the following statements is true? By the end of the 1700s...

1.) Approximately three-quarters of the world lived in bondage as a slave or a serf

2.) Slavery had been ended by Islamic kingdoms

3.) Less than five percent of the population of Russia were living as serfs

4.) Only one half of the population of Europe was a slave

The correct answer is 1) Approximately three-quarters of the world lived in bondage as a slave or a serf.

The statement that is true is "By the end of the 1700s, approximately three-quarters of the world lived in bondage as a slave or a serf."

Things started to change a little bit in 1641 when Massachusetts created the first legislation on slavey. Many years later, in Europe, 1781, Joseph II, the Roman Emperor ordered the abolition of serfdom in Austria. In 1789, the French Revolution declares that men are born free and have equal rights,

the  wilmot proviso  was designed to eliminate  slavery  within the  landacquired as a result of the mexican war (1846-48). fearing the addition of a pro-slave territory, pennsylvania congressman david  wilmot proposedhis amendment to the bill.