and sold into indentured labor in the American and Caribbean colonies (often without any legal process or contract of indenture).

Indentured servants could not marry without the permission of their master, were frequently subject to physical punishment, and did not receive legal favor from the courts. Female indentured servants in particular might be raped and/or sexually abused by their masters. If children were produced the labour would be extended by two years.

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