6.6

Question 1

Slavery

Answer 1

The act of forcing another person to work through ownership. The trade and then the institution were abolished.

Question 2

indentured servants

Answer 2

people who worked for a set number of years before being freed

Question 3

contract laborers

Answer 3

laborers who were not technically enslaved, but were often Chinese workers imported to European colonies to work for little pay

Question 4

penal colony

Answer 4

colony of prisoners

Question 5

convicts

Answer 5

people convicted of crimes

Question 6

diaspora

Answer 6

mass emigrations from a region over the course of years

Question 7

emigrate

Answer 7

the act of leaving one country to go to another

Question 8

Taiping Rebellion

Answer 8

Chinese rebellion that resulted in much poverty and caused many Chinese to emigrate to America or other countries

Question 9

Great Famine

Answer 9

famine in Ireland that resulted from the failing of potato crops that resulted in many Irish emigrating

Question 10

Colonial Service

Answer 10

British government branch dedicated to sending officials to colonies

Question 11

Colonization Society

Answer 11

Japanese society that encouraged emigration and exporting goods to increase Japanese influence and develop colonies. This led to anti-Japanese sentiment around the world