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No, they were free after 6 years or less (they went free in the seventh year or sabbatical year, so for example, if they became slaves the year before the sabbatical year, they then only served 1 year).
This act of freeing the slave was mandatory and could only be prevented (i.e. allow the person to remain a slave) if the slave actually chooses to make his servitude unending.
What else can I help you with?
Could Hebrew slaves be freed after seven years?
Hebrew servants must (not "could") be freed at the end of six years (Exodus ch.21).
Could the south have survived if they had freed the slaves?
The south is still there even though there is no slavery.
Who freed the Hebrew slaves from Egyptian captivity?
The Torah relates that Moses freed the slaves, with God's help.
Why were the slaves freed?
The Civil War was over slavery. The North was against it and the south was for slavery. The North won so all the slaves were freed.
Which President freed slaves?
Abraham Lincoln freed the slavery
How did Harriet Tubman persevere?
She freed slavery and ended slaves.
What was the message of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Negro slaves were emancipated, i.e., freed from the bonds of slavery by Pres. Lincoln.
How were slaves subsequently freed who were not freed by the emancipation proclamation?
By the universal outlawing of slavery in late-1865.
Why did slaves join the armies in the revolutionary war?
They wanted to BE FREED FROM SLAVERY
Why did Harriet Tubman walk to Philadelphia?
To be freed from slavery. There weren't slaves in the Northern states, so she freed herself and other slaves by walking to Philly.
Why did Quakers support settelment of freed slaves in Africa?
Quakers supported the settlement of freed slaves in Africa as part of the anti-slavery movement. They believed it was important to provide opportunities for freed slaves to create new lives free from oppression and to promote their self-sufficiency. Additionally, they wanted to support efforts to establish communities where freed slaves could live independently and not face discrimination.
What was Abraham Lincoln position of slavery?
He made the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves
