Chapter 7 Lesson 1: The colonies and why they came.
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arandaguti on November 9, 2011
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social studies 5th grade chapter 7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 slave trade | The business of buying and selling people for profit |
| autobiography | Story of a person's life written by that person |
| Olaudah Equiano | (1745-1797) African who was sold into slavery and bought his way out-kidnapped as a boy (age 11) from his home he was sold into slavery and sold amongst slave traders many times-he served in the Seven Years' War as a captain's boy and was then sold to a slave trader where he went to the Caribbean-from there a white colonist bought him and he eventually bought his way out of slavery-he went to England to live and published a book about slavery and his experiences-his message was widespread and helped to inspire the abolition of slavery |
| colony fever | The desire to leave Europe and come to America, Promise of cheap land, greater opportunity to earn a living, and religious freedom led many Europeans to choose to move to the colonies |
| voyage west | Dangerous and uncomfortable; very crowded; little air, light, food; many became sick and died |
| Indentured Servants | People who could not afford passage to the colonies could become indentured servants. Another person would pay their passage, and in exchange, the indentured servant would serve that person for a set length of time (usually seven years) and then would be free. |
| raids | a suprise attack by a small armed force |
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