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An indentured servant is a laborer under contract of the employer for some period of time, usually four to seven years, in exchange for such things as ship's passage, food, land and accommodations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servant
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It was the alternative to having a slave. An indentured servant had the privilege of a term, which upon completion, meant freedom. It also meant pay. So, indentured servitude was happening before slavery took over.
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