The documents report on Indentured Labor whose revival had become necessary as a result of insufficient supply of native labor for Western European plantations, particularly, British native and overseas tropical industries, from the 19th century through to the time of British imperialism, and uncovers its operations, control and relationships.

Analysis:

The documents are, made up of official statements, editorials, statistical and other records, photo and print collections, and maps showing routes of indentured migrations obtained from sources like the British and the Dutch.

In Document 1, Herman Merivale defines Indentured Labor as, neither voluntary immigration seeking for greener pastures, nor slavery but of a people purposefully raised for labor transactions. According to Document 2, Mauritius' relatively small sugar plantation yielded very large harvests at a time that native industry was also growing causing a high need for the supply of labor well above 60,000 in mid 19th century. The trend was...