You Are an Indentured Servant Living in the Virginia Colony

question 17

Essay

You are an indentured servant living in the Virginia colony in 1650. Describe your background, current conditions, and future prospects.

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Definitions:

Abolition Movement

The campaign aimed at ending slavery and the slave trade, which gained prominence in the United States from the late 18th century to the Civil War years.

Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau, a 19th-century American essayist, poet, and philosopher known for his writings on nature and society.

Natural World

The aspects of our environment that are not created or significantly altered by human beings, including plants, animals, and ecosystems.

Land Use

The management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as settlements and semi-natural habitats such as arable fields, pastures, and managed woods.