The Rise and Fall of the Peasantry

The slave revolt is basically set off by the merchants. Spangler kind of says like the peasants themselves, like they don't really care about that stuff because that's just not what they are. And at the end of the day, a peasant just wants to have a wife, and kids, and a little patch of land,. He can act upon the genius of the species and keep things going. The problem starts when, especially with education picks up and things like that, you'll have these peasants that sort of strive for more.