These people were labeled "indentured servants" which meant that they were to serve anywhere between 4 to 7 years as free labor, and in exchange would have free passage from Europe to America. The problem with this was that once they were free, they became competition. ... They only had to serve for a limited amount of time before they were let free in the colonies to live their own lives. ... Peter Kolchin notes in his essay "The origin and consolidation of unfree labor" that in about 1760 about one of every seven New Yorkers was a black slave. ... There were a lot less free blacks then there...

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These people were labeled "indentured servants" which meant that they were to serve anywhere between 4 to 7 years as free labor, and in exchange would have free passage from Europe to America. The problem with this was that once they were free, they became competition. ... They only had to serve for a limited amount of time before they were let free in the colonies to live their own lives. ... Peter Kolchin notes in his essay "The origin and consolidation of unfree labor" that in about 1760 about one of every seven New Yorkers was a black slave. ... There were a lot less free blacks then there...

• Word Count: 934
• Approx Pages: 4

Through his narrative we are given the opportunity to follow Douglass from child hood to his life as a free man. ... This essay will explore Douglass" critique of slavery, as well as the ways in which Douglass uses his story to appeal to his audiences. ...

• Word Count: 933
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School