Middle Passage: This term refers to the second leg of the triangular trade route where enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and West Indies in horrific conditions.
Indentured Servitude: A system where an individual is bound by contract (indenture) for a fixed period to work for someone else. It was often used as a way for poor Europeans to get passage to the American colonies.
Abolitionism: This is a movement that sought to end slavery and slave trade. Abolitionists believed in universal human rights and fought against these practices on moral grounds.