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Slavery

Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are submissive to work under the domination of others.

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Slavery

Igbo

Political systems; Slavery

Igbo (or Ibo) people are members of an ethnic group from areas of Nigeria, in West Africa, who share a common culture and language.

immigrant

Political systems; Slavery

A person who comes into a country to settle.

indenture

Political systems; Slavery

A form of contracted servitude or apprenticeship for a fixed period of time, often seven years in return for free passage to a colony, with the promise of land or money at the end.

indentured servant

Political systems; Slavery

A person who has sold their labor for a set period of time.

independence

Political systems; Slavery

The state of self government.

indigenous

Political systems; Slavery

Original inhabitants.

industrial revolution

Political systems; Slavery

Rapid development of initially, British industry using machines in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It caused mass migrations from the countryside into the cities.

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