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Comparing Indentured Servitude and Lifelong Chattel Slavery
Contrast the temporary contractual status of indentured servants with the hereditary, lifelong system of racial chattel slavery.
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Colonial Settlement, Labor Systems, and Foundations
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Analyze European transatlantic migration from 1607 to 1700, compare labor systems, and examine early colonial development.
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Learning standards covered
4.24District of Columbia Social Studies Standards · All agesExplain the reasons for enslavement and describe the experiences of individuals who were kidnapped and brought to the Americas from Africa as enslaved people using primary sources.
4.25District of Columbia Social Studies Standards · All agesExplain the status, treatment and experiences of European indentured servants.