The first Africans brought to America for the purpose of labor were done so through indentured servitude. Because many indentured servants left once their time was served, colonists found that they lost many skilled workers. Because of this, slavery was adopted instead as a means of retaining laborers
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Indentured servitude
Indentured servitude
Thirteenth amendment
Indentured servitude
Yes, they started with indentured servitude, but slavery took hold and as time went on grew.
Indentured servitude is when a person does labor for another for seven years until they are let free. Slavery is when a person owns another person, usually black, and can do whatever they want with that person, even kill them, and they will not go to jail. Slavery started in 1492 Indentured servitude started in 1607
chattel slavery
No, it wasn't. In fact, slavery was said to be a "holy thing". on studyisland the answer was indentured servitude
Slavery existed but indentured servitude was the primary source.
indentured servitude (Study Island)
Slavery arrived in the colonies in 1619 so the colonies started with slavery.