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To: Kaslin

My English ancestor (George Soule) came over to Plymouth (yes his name is on the rock)as an indentured servant ... essentially a slave ... so where are my reparations


6 posted on 07/28/2017 11:39:49 AM PDT by clamper1797 (We are getting close to the last "box")
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To: clamper1797

This is a misuse of the word slavery. Indentured servitude was not slavery:
1. It was normally a voluntary action, the servant agreed to pay off the cost of his/her sea passage to the colony by working for a fixed time (no more than 7 years), after which he was free and clear of his debt.
2. Few prospective immigrants had the funds to pay for the ocean trip and used this somewhat like a credit card. Exchanging ones labor for money to pay off a debt is still common, tho the terms of the exchange have changed somewhat.
3. The convict who came to Georgia (mostly), or later Australia, were serving a sentence following a criminal trial. He was probably better off than going to jail, tho I suspect that most had no say in the matter.


24 posted on 07/28/2017 12:03:32 PM PDT by expat2
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