Indentured Servitude: This term refers to a contractual arrangement where individuals agreed to work for a specific period of time (typically 4-7 years) in exchange for passage to America or some other benefit.
Slavery: Slavery involved owning another person as property and forcing them to work without pay or freedom. Enslaved individuals were considered legal property and had no rights.
Subsistence Farming: Subsistence farming is an agricultural practice where farmers produce enough food and resources to meet their own needs, with little surplus for trade or sale.