In Europe they were indentured servants. They would work for mybe 5-7 years and then they would be free. But mose of them died before they were free. In America 17th century you were a slave for life. Also only way to get out of being a slave was to escape. Plus the slaves lived for a long time in America unlike the indentured servants. But in the the begining indentured servants were used in Jamestown before 1619 when a Dutch slave trader introduced the settlers to African American slaves.
Bondage in the bible means taken into slavery.
The children of Israel were enslaved in Egypt due to their increasing population and the fear of their growing influence on the Egyptian society. Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt at the time, saw the Israelites as a threat and subjected them to harsh enslavement to control their numbers and power.
True. Slavery in the South was a deeply entrenched institution that shaped its economy and social structure, ultimately tying the region to an outdated and morally reprehensible practice. The reliance on slavery hindered progress and innovation, leading to the South being held back by its commitment to an unsustainable way of life.
True. Slavery was a central economic and social institution in the southern United States before the Civil War, shaping the region's culture and politics. This dependence on slavery contributed to the South's resistance to social and economic changes that could have modernized the region.
Bondage, committal, slavery
Slavery could be a synonym.
Two nouns (synonyms) for the noun slavery are bondage and enslavement.
Bondage as slavery : servitude, in thrall, subjection, subjugation Bondage as sexual form : sadomasochism (S & M), torture, discipline, cruelty
Debt bondage is a form of modern day slavery.
Human trafficking forced labour debt bondage plantation slavery and many more
Slavery
Bondage, servitude, slavery.