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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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Both are respected and treated unfairly. They had non-fair rights

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Did Jamestown use slaves or indentured servants?

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