History GCSE
Chattel
What Chattel means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Chattel
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The legal status of enslaved people as property, with no rights under colonial law.
Topics that use Chattel
- Option P2: Key topic 1: British settlement in North America, 1713–41 - 2 Slavery in North America (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Agricultural expansion
- Economic development
- Fugitives
- Social hierarchy
- Colonial wealth
- Exploitation and forced labour
- Slave codes
Using Chattel in the exam
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