For example, history shows that during slavery, Europeans were the masters of the legal institution of slavery and Africans were the companions or beginners. Africans worked without pay, as slavery was common in the British colonies of North America and was authorized in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. There is no doubt that Europeans controlled Africans during slavery, but they were not masters in the true sense of the word. Train insists that the master enjoys all aspects of the trade and that the journeyman obeys orders. Before going any further, it is imperative to understand and differentiate the two. A journeyman is a person who seeks the approval of a guild or association of artisans. Acceptance would make one a master of this craft. Guildhalls were common in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Over time, the Guildhall became the central society of a town. Most of these guilds were for textile workers, carpenters, masons, sculptors and glaziers, to name a few..