Throughout history there have been many controversies. Some of which include the early colonial settlements in the Americas and their dependence on labor. In the early years of the Americas, colonists were originally reliant on Indentured Servants and eventually became reliant on African Slaves. Both of these solutions to labor were treated as property. Indentured Servants and African slaves differ in their journey to the Americas and their rights of freedom, but are similar in how they were treated.
Indentured Servants and African Slaves differ in their journey to the Americas. In the early 17th century, Indentured Servants were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. They signed a contract in regards to gain their freedom after their contract expired. The servants were granted access to the American colonies, in…show more content… While Indentured servants were treated as people on the ships, slaves were treated as commodities. African slaves were shipped to the Americas through the Middle Passage. One African slave who experienced the Middle Passage was Olaudah Equiano. Equiano described his journey through the Middle Passage. During his journey, Olaudah and the rest of the slaves were stored under the ship’s deck, most of them chained together in the crowded room. Many of the slaves died due to a hot climate, which created strong odors in the room that caused sickness among the slaves and caused them to perish. The slaves did not receive any food and would face consequences if they sneakily took a fish. As time went by, the climate under the deck got harsher and caused more illnesses and deaths. Along with Indentured Servants and African slaves differ in
