Compare And Contrast Slavery And Slavery

Slaves and servitude in America have similarities and differences during the 1660s and the 1800s. Both forms of labor are similar, in that you have to work, but are different as servitude is for a certain amount of time, and slaves work until they die. While these two forms of labor can be brutal, servitude as it was punishment, and slaves because they were seen as property, are still different in multiple ways.
African Americans and servants both are treated quite poorly, they did not have the necessary clothing to properly work in the field. They were given a canvas shirt and trowsers, and that 's it. No shoes, no hat, and the shirt and trowsers were hopsack, meaning not the best woven, and rough to the touch. The servants also were given the same amount of food as the slaves, and they worked the same hours. (Source 3)
This clearly shows that even though servants have a certain time period to work for, and are not property, they still are treated like slaves, until they are released from service, hopefully alive, and not dead. Evidence also states (Source 5) how the servants would have some advantage regarding the who

There was a device, created by “Thomas Branagan, The Penitential Tyrant; or slave trader reformed, 1807” which allowed the slave holders to prevent the slaves from eating, or lying down. It is noted that it was a “Mechanism used to control slaves.” There was no device that prevented the servants, who have to serve a certain time of servitude, from eating or lying down. This shows how the two types of people who have to work, are different. Slaves are treated more brutally, like property, or machine like. The only difference is that you need to discipline the slave once in awhile, and punish him/her if he/she tries to do some shady business. (Which is determined by the slave’s master.) (Source