Indentured servants chose to be servants by signing a contractual agreement making clear their service time would be limited, migrating from Europe in search of success. However, slaves were forcibly taken away from their homeland and subjected to life-long servitude. Essentially, one party choose to participate in servitude, and the other`s position was not given consideration. Indenture was a choice slaves never had access to, in spite of indentured servants search of “freedom from poverty, tyranny of landlords, and desire to do better in America”. Indentured servants kept their identity and slaves were stripped of their names, culture, and customs; they were forcibly extracted from themselves. While the indentured enjoyed safety and protection under the laws governing the New World, it was the complete opposite for African slaves. Thus, indentured servants were treated as half citizens while slaves were not even treated as full
Indentured servants chose to be servants by signing a contractual agreement making clear their service time would be limited, migrating from Europe in search of success. However, slaves were forcibly taken away from their homeland and subjected to life-long servitude. Essentially, one party choose to participate in servitude, and the other`s position was not given consideration. Indenture was a choice slaves never had access to, in spite of indentured servants search of “freedom from poverty, tyranny of landlords, and desire to do better in America”. Indentured servants kept their identity and slaves were stripped of their names, culture, and customs; they were forcibly extracted from themselves. While the indentured enjoyed safety and protection under the laws governing the New World, it was the complete opposite for African slaves. Thus, indentured servants were treated as half citizens while slaves were not even treated as full