SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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An indentured servant usually came from Africa, while an enslaved person usually came from England
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An indentured servant earned freedom, while an enslaved person did not.
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Both indentured servants and enslaved people had the right to own property in the colonies.
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Indentured servants are the same as slaves
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indentured servitude differed from slavery in that it was a form of debt bondage, meaning it was an agreed upon term of unpaid labor that usually paid off the costs of the servant’s immigration to America. Indentured servants were not paid wages but they were generally housed, clothed, and fed.
Detailed explanation-2: -Like slaves, indentured servants were unfree, and ownership of their labor could be freely transferred from one owner to another. Unlike slaves, however, they could look forward to eventually becoming free (Morgan 1971). Over time a marked regional division in labor market institutions emerged in colonial America.
Detailed explanation-3: -what is the difference between indentured servants and slaves? indentured servants were born free and slaves were not free and their children were born slaves as well. How did Africans become slaves?