Why is freedom to own property essential for Americans to prosper?

Economic freedom gives individuals equal economic opportunity, full control and responsibility of their property, skills and ideas. It reduces poverty and improves our well-being and the future of our families. Studies show that individuals who live in countries that are economically free enjoy more economic security.

the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.