🌍ap world history: modern review

Convict labor

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

Definition

The forced relocation and labor of convicted criminals, used as a form of punishment and labor supply in colonial and developing economies.

AP course connection

Topic 6.6: 6.6 Causes of Migration from 1750 to 1900

Unit 6

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