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The U.S. is geographically and historically situated within the New World, as evidenced by the migration of indentured servants to the region [1], [2], and its comparative status among other New World slave societies [3].

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Debt bondage en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact
accountDuring the colonial history of the United States, individuals bonded themselves to owners who paid for their passage to the New World.
Systemic Debt Slavery - David Korten davidkorten.org David Korten · davidkorten.org 1 fact
accountDuring the early colonial period in the United States, individuals unable to pay for passage to the New World committed to a period of indentured service to the person who paid their debt to the ship captain.