Slavery in the United States

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Slavery in the United States began soon after English colonists first settled Virginia in 1607 and lasted until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865. Before the widespread establishment of chattel slavery, much labor was organized under a system of bonded labor known as indentured servitude. This typically lasted for several years for white and black alike, and it was a means of using labor to pay the costs of transporting people to the colonies.

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+'''[[Slavery]] in the [[United States]]''' began soon after [[British colonization of the Americas|English colonists]] first settled [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]] in 1607 and lasted until the passage of the [[Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]] in 1865. Before the widespread establishment of [[chattel slavery]], much labor was organized under a system of bonded labor known as ''[[indentured servitude]].'' This typically lasted for several years for [[white people|white]] and [[black people|black]] alike, and it was a means of using labor to pay the costs of transporting people to the colonies.
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