Instructions: Please Define the Following Key Terms

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Short Answer

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
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Definitions:

Indentured Servants

Individuals who agreed to work for a specific number of years in exchange for passage to the New World and eventual freedom.

Gradual Emancipation

A legal process implemented in various jurisdictions to end slavery over time, often by stipulating that children born to enslaved mothers would be free after a certain age.

Mid-Atlantic Region

An area of the United States that includes states like New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, known for its significant cultural and economic contribution.

Civil War

In United States history, refers to the conflict between the Northern states (Union) and the Southern secessionist states (Confederacy) from 1861 to 1865, primarily over the issues of states' rights and slavery.