Slavery vs. Indentured Servants

Had a master

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both

Originally from West Africa

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both

Signed a contract agreeing to work for a specific length of time

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both

Worked mostly in the Southern Colonies

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both

Were not required to be paid for their work

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both

Originally from England and other parts of Europe

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both

Captured, sold, and forced to work their whole life

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both

Had no rights

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both

Were men, women, and children

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both

Worked mostly in the Middle and New England Colonies

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both