SOC103H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Free-Trade Zone, White Supremacy, Capital Accumulation

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Western european goods: natural and human resources of southern territories appropriated according to the needs of northern core capitalist countries. If you were a poor peasant that wanted to get to the america. > however when the peasants got to the america the opportunity wasn"t what it was sought out to be. In reality the indentured labourers were never able to pay off the debt completely: they accumulated debt because something was deducted from their pay (room, food, alcohol) Instead of people paying off the debt, they were set to get into more debt and they were not allowed to leave: this same process happens today under globalization. Part of it is human trafficking or 21st century slaves: basically we pay for your journey; in exchange you work for this employer for. You work for them for 6-8 years paying off your debt.