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They were not the same. Indentured servants were to serve 7 years, but often they left before they finished their time. They could blend in so it made it hard to find them, but any person who was black was a slave and needed a pass to leave the plantation. Indentured servants were paid and free after 7 years. Slaves were never paid and were considered property.
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How did indentured servants become chattel slaves?
They were not the same. Indentured servants were to serve 7 years, but often they left before they finished their time. They could blend in so it made it hard to find them, but any person who was black was a slave and needed a pass to leave the plantation. Indentured servants were paid and free after 7 years. Slaves were never paid and were considered property.
Who are the groups of people who came to the colonies involuntarily?
indentured servants or slaves
What cause an increase in the number or slaves in the northern English colonies?
Fewer indentured servants arrived as conditions in Europe improved.
In the 13 original english colonies indentured servants were placed by african slaves for all the following reasons except?
In the 13 original English colonies, indentured servants were replaced by African slaves because unlike slaves, servants were guaranteed to be eventually released from bondage, and therefore slaves would provide renewable sources of labor.
How did the plantation system and lack of indentured servants affect the status of Africans in America?
The plantations system and the lack of indentured servants in America affected the status of Africans in America because Africans where slaves and the would work eternally unlike indentured servants who only worked temporarily.
Did Jamestown use slaves or indentured servants?
They used indentured servants.
Did new England have indentured servants or slaves?
New England had indentured servants
How are indentured servants and slaves different?
Theoretically an indentured servant can eventually become free after he's worked long enough.
Did Plantation workers include indentured servants and slaves?
No. Indentured workers were very early in colonial history and slaves replaced them as workers.
Why did the Jamestown settlers want indentured servants and slaves?
When the colonies required indentured servants or slaves it was to do the work. The first slave arrived in Jamestown in 1609 and after tobacco got a start in the colony workers were needed. Indentured servants didn't work out as well, so more slaves were brought in than indentured servants.
How are slaves different to indentured servants?
Slaves are owned by other people. Indentured servants signed a 7 year contract and were free people.
How many indentured servants did colonial New York have?
New York had indentured servants and slaves.
Which colony has few slaves but many indentured servants?
The colony with few slaves but many indentured servants was Virginia. In the early days of the colony, before the widespread use of African slaves, indentured servants from England were a significant source of labor.
Indentured servants left plantations at the end of their contracts as time went on planters replaced indentured servants with?
Slaves
Slaves and indentured servants were first brought to North American to work producing?
slaves and indentured servants were first brought to north American to work producing
Did Sacagawea own any slaves or indentured servants?
No!
How did indentured servitude benefit employers?
Indentured servants were cheaper to employers compared to slaves.
