This paper discusses forced labour in Colonial North America. It discusses how African slaves were transported to the continent from the very early 16th century. Native Indians, however, served as the first slave labourers for colonialists, as European landowners in colonial North America originally met their need for forced labor by enslaving Natives. The paper focuses on the brutality and exploitation that were prevalent in the system at large. 11 pgs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
