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2023-02-26 21:59:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 553EEE07DD808F0118BB54CF1A3BAC46E4B381176F93408541E689592A1B23A3
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"lifespan of a new indentured servant in the 1620s was probably two years". https://www.npr.org/transcripts/90034279 They were bought and sold. Great Britain used indentured servitude as a punishment for captured prisoners. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/indentured-servitude.asp 1/2 to 2/3rds of the immigrants to American colonies arrived as indentured servants. https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/indentured-servants-in-the-us/ https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/englands-irish-slaves-10927 https://news.osu.edu/when-europeans-were-slaves--research-suggests-white-slavery-was-much-more-common-than-previously-believed/
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