Indentured Servitude: Indentured servitude was a labor system in which individuals signed contracts (indentures) to work for a specified period in exchange for passage to the Americas or other benefits. These contracts bound them to their masters until their debt was repaid.
Atlantic Slave Trade: The Atlantic slave trade involved the forced transportation of millions of African peoples across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the Americas. They were enslaved and used as laborers primarily on plantations in North America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Triangular Trade: Triangular trade was a complex trading network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas during colonial times. It involved exports of goods from Europe to Africa (such as guns), slaves from Africa to the Americas, and raw materials from the Americas back to Europe.