HIST 1F96 Lecture : january 16th lec 2.docx
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Indentured servitude- white europeans signed a contract that bound them to work for someone within a 4-7 year period. The idea was that by the end of the contract, the person would have worked for a master while being fed, clothed and house. Upon release of this contract, the slave would be given land, money, clothing etc. , to get them started on their new life. This was a temporary form of free labor. Debt peonage- done by colonial landowners against native people. It bound them to the land and a worker was tied to a particular place/master because debt was owed. Slaves were property of other people, meaning that they owned wealth. More slaves meant more wealth. (reference to owning lots of land) slaves are both property and labor. Slavery was a system of violence, torture and danger. Not just a labor system, but also a racial system.
