SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Slave children were born free but not indentured servant children
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Slaves could be freed after a certain time but indentured servants couldnt
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Indentured servants were kidnapped but slaves came voluntarily
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Indentured servants could eventually earn their freedom
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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: -A servant in Bible times was one who voluntarily chose to serve another. A slave was one taken against his will and forced to serve.
Detailed explanation-4: -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?