Headright System: This term describes a land distribution system used in the Southern colonies where individuals who paid for the transportation of indentured servants received large land grants.
Bacon's Rebellion: This was an armed rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against Virginia's colonial government in 1676. It highlighted class tensions between poor whites and wealthy elites, many of whom benefited from the indentured servitude system.
Middle Passage: The Middle Passage refers to the journey across the Atlantic Ocean endured by enslaved Africans being transported to the Americas. It represents one aspect of the transition from indentured servitude to chattel slavery during the early Colonial Period.