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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.
