Slavery in America

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The term historians give to the type of slavery that developed in America

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chattel slavery

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What is chattel slavery?

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the owning of human beings and their offspring as property, able to be bought, sold, and forced to work without wages

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Over time African slavery in America became institutionalized. What does this mean?

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slavery based on race became a widespread practice that was regulated through many laws defining African enslavement

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The Triangular Trade route involved which 3 continents: America, Africa, Europe, or Asia?

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America, Africa, Europe

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What was the journey from Africa to the Americas called?

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The Middle Passage

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Which region were slaves brought to the most? Options: Northern, Middle, Southern

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Southern

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What group of people signed contracts with colonists to gain passage to America?

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Indentured Servants

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Slaves and Indentured Servants are SIMILAR because: they were often treated badly/mistreated.

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They were often treated badly/mistreated.

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In the Triangular Trade, human beings were sent to America from Africa. What was sent from the colonies back to England?

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natural resources