Since the beginning of the slave trade, its was set that slaves were not to be treated fairly for they were mere peasants whose only worth was to serve their masters. However, according to Created Equal: A History of the United States (Vol. 1), around the1660s there was a change in statuses amongst slaves. Before the 1660s, Europeans had set a sort of guide to be able to exploit slaves in the New World colonies through physical punishment, psychological control(e.g. Shaving hair, threatening to separate families by selling them to crueler masters, repressing their faith, etc.), and legal distinctions(e.g in 1630 slavery was transmitted through genetics, meaning, slaves gave birth to slaves). Consequently, slave population started to dwindle leading European landlords to recur to indentured servants which settles the start of the division between indentured servants and slaves.
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Nevertheless, the efforts to fight for what is just were in vain, for even if a servant attained its freedom, the slaves suffered the consequences when the Virginia's Negro Act of 1705 was passed. The Virginia's Negro Act of 1705 addressed that any white servants who were mistreated had the right to sue their masters. However, for any enslaved person who tried to escape would be tortured and dismembered in order to prevent further jailbreaks. In addition, this act declared masters who murdered any slaves in the midst of punishment, free of any felony along with paid funds for the loss of property if slaves were killed or put to death by law. Subsequently, all these series of events created the distinction of slaves and indentured servants to
An indentured servant is a person who works for …show more content…
Nevertheless, the efforts to fight for what is just were in vain, for even if a servant attained its freedom, the slaves suffered the consequences when the Virginia's Negro Act of 1705 was passed. The Virginia's Negro Act of 1705 addressed that any white servants who were mistreated had the right to sue their masters. However, for any enslaved person who tried to escape would be tortured and dismembered in order to prevent further jailbreaks. In addition, this act declared masters who murdered any slaves in the midst of punishment, free of any felony along with paid funds for the loss of property if slaves were killed or put to death by law. Subsequently, all these series of events created the distinction of slaves and indentured servants to