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    slavery and other coerced labor system‚ such as indentured servitude‚ were very common between across the globe. However‚ the Americans saw the most forced labor during this time with the Europeans bring thousands of slaves to the New World. Although slavery and indentured are different there are many more similarities that outweigh the differences. Slavery and indentured servants are different types of coerced labor. One difference is that indentured servants sometimes chose to do this coerced work. Europeans

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    Indentured Servitude and Slavery Today I will be talking about Indentured Servitude and Slavery. I am going to explain what they are‚ how they originated‚ and how they are different. Your every day life brushing your teeth‚ combing your hair and outing on fresh new clothes .Back in the 1300s slaves and servants had to work for their whole day‚ had to get up early‚ farm and groom animals their whole day. You have to get up‚ go to work or school and go home and do your regular routine. This essay will

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    together and explain the unique nature of Kingdom leadership. Jesus proclaims‚ “whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant. The picture of a servant is much more than an illustration; Jesus is communicating a powerful principle regarding the kingdom of God. The implications of this servant principle are profound. Today‚ when we think of the term “servant”‚ certain stereotypes come to mind. We may think of a butler or a maid from Downton Abbey‚ or perhaps a “server” in a restaurant.

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    status of indentured labourers in order to attract enough individuals to satisfy their need for cheap labour. Documents 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ and 6 consider the cause of indentured servitude and its contrast with slave labour‚ while documents 1‚ 5‚ 7‚ 8‚ and 9 reflect the consequences of indentured servitude and its similarities in working and living conditions to those of slave labourers.

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    Indentured servitude was a system of temporary service which originated in England. The length of service usually lasted four to five years. During that time‚ the subject was bound to their master. They received compensation in the form of transportation to America‚ food and shelter. At the completion of their service‚ they were also to receive additional benefits such as clothing tools‚ and land which rarely actually happened. (American History‚ p68) Indentured servants in America

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    There is no other way in describing stories about slavery‚ other than coming from a former slave himself. “The Experience of a Slave in South Carolina” is a book on the life of John Andrew Jackson‚ a former slave who escaped his plantation with plans that he made up as he went on. Jackson talks about the trials and difficulties he‚ his family‚ and other slaves went through while being on plantations in South Carolina. Jackson and others have been through it all‚ they have been whipped‚ almost whipped

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    farms and plantations that required extreme amounts of manual labor. As a colonial employer‚ there were two options for labor: indentured servants and slaves. Although both had their pros and cons‚ one would eventually sweep the nation and be used almost universally. The first type of labor that was used in the British Americas was indentured servitude. An indentured servant became one by agreeing with an employer to take them to New World in exchange for 5-7 years of labor. The benefit for a colonial

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    Indentured servitude and slavery existed in the ‘New World’ primarily for economic and population growth. In the book‚ Going to the Source‚ Slavery was defined as “hereditary” and “a lifetime status” and the slave must serve for life‚ however‚ on the other hand indentured servitude was “contractual” and “voluntary” although the servant is forced to serve for a fixed amount of years. Indentured servitude and slavery are strikingly parallel to each other from the fact that both parties participate

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    Indentured Servitude and Slavery Luz Perez AP US History Per 3 09/13/13 Indentured servants and the slavery system played a massive part in the rise of colonial economy during the 17th century. The colonists needed desperate help with labor because there was work that had to be done in lands. This need was satisfied with indentured servants and African slaves. The difference between these two was that they were treated differently. Indentured servants were white English people who

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    20th centuries indentured servitude was a very popular form of labor. Indentured labor was when someone borrows money or gets a favor such as a ride to the Americas; they will agree to work for the lender for X amount of time‚ for low pay and housing. A few causes for the system of indentured servitude were the massive need for labor in the sugar fields as stated in document 2. Also documents 3 and 4 show the high rate of immigrants that were indentured. The effects of indentured servitude were shown

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