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Chattel slavery

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Verified for the 2027 exam

Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

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Definition

A system of slavery in which enslaved people are treated as movable property; Atlantic creoles worked as intermediaries before this system became predominant.

AP course connection

Topic 2.1: 2.1 African Explorers in the Americas

Unit 2

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Subjects (3)

AP European History
AP US History
American Literature – Before 1860

Guided Practice

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