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The word "chattel" means any item of property other than freehold land.

Thus in terms of slavery, slaves are the chattel of the slave owner.

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What was America's Peculiar Institution?

Some Southern colonies called negro chattel slavery by the name "peculiar institution".


What does amelioration mean in terms of slavery?

Amelioration in terms of slavery is the policy of improving slave conditions.


What does Lincoln say the insurgents wanted in terms of slavery?

to expand slavery


What system helped slavery take root in the colonies?

The system of transatlantic slave trade played a crucial role in establishing slavery in the colonies. European colonists relied on enslaved Africans for labor to cultivate cash crops like tobacco, sugar, and cotton, which were highly profitable. This demand led to the development of a brutal system of chattel slavery, where enslaved individuals were considered property and subjected to harsh conditions. Legal frameworks, such as slave codes, further institutionalized slavery and dehumanized enslaved people, entrenching the system in colonial society.


How did slavery change over time in colonial American?

Slavery in colonial America evolved significantly from the early 17th century to the late 18th century. Initially, indentured servitude was more common, but as tobacco and other cash crops became economically vital, demand for labor increased, leading to the establishment of a racialized system of chattel slavery. Legal codes gradually codified the status of enslaved individuals, enforcing lifelong servitude and hereditary slavery based on race. By the late 1700s, slavery became deeply entrenched in Southern economies and societies, setting the stage for the divisive conflicts that would arise in the following century.

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What was a long term consequence of Sir Edwin Sandys system of indentured servitude?

chattel slavery


What term is used to describe the type of slavery were slaves are treated as a piece of property?

CHATTEL. Apex


In what period was there chattel slavery in the US?

There was chattel slavery existing in the United States of America during the colonial times, slavery was around in our country from about 1619 to 1789.


When did chattel slavery begin?

1900s


How do you use the word 'chattel' in a sentence?

People do not like to be treated like chattel.


Which type of slavery where a slave is treated as a piece of property?

Chattel slavery is a type of slavery in which a slave is treated as a piece of property and can be bought, sold, or inherited like any other commodity. In chattel slavery, the slave is considered the legal property of their owner, with no rights or freedoms.


What is a form of slavery in which the slave is considered property and the children of slave women become slaves?

This form of slavery is called chattel slavery. In chattel slavery, individuals are treated as property that can be bought, sold, or inherited. Children born to slave women also become slaves, inheriting the same status from their mothers.


What term is used to describe the type of slavery where a slave is treated as a piece of property?

D) chattel -> APEX! (:


Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another?

chattel slavery


How is Chattel slavery different from other forms of forced slavery?

The term chattel means property. Indentured servitude means I own your labor for a set number of years. Chattel slavery means I own you, and can buy you, sell you, or do anything I want to you.


The two main kinds of slavery were .?

indentured and chattel .|.


Where was chattel slavery used?

On plantations in southern colonies.