First Discussion Board Post
The author’s post constructively analyzed the points regarding how the native Americans treated the colonists from Europe, given that many agreed to live by the new standards. However, one should not forget that in addition to the colonialists from Europe and India, contractual enslaved people were exiled, subjected to severe attacks and violence, and enslaved people for those who owned them. Despite the seemingly short period of contract slavery (approximately three years), people did not have the right to marry without the owner’s permission while the contract term was in effect. They could be beaten; they were deprived of legal assistance in the courts (Robbins, 2017). Thus, could this serve as an additional motivation for creating a movement against the traditional slavery of African Americans of that time? It is difficult to give a correct answer to this question since, to some extent, there is no proper response. In any case, we should not forget that despite the movement of Bacon, the very essence of slavery did not disappear anywhere and even began to worsen.
Second Discussion Board Post
Slavery is indeed a severe problem even to this day. It is estimated that about 20-35 million people worldwide are enslaved and live in harsh living conditions (Fernández et al., 2020, p. 62). However, more facts and cases from the author about indentured servitude are missing, which at that time was responsible for transporting more than 250,000 settlers from Europe as enslaved people. It also begs the question, exactly how many of these contract enslaved people were subjected to forced labor? It is difficult for experts to assess accurately, yet the fact remains. Slavery is still a pressing problem in the modern world.
References
Fernández, E. V., Avila, D. D., Bautista, V. H., García, M. G., & Jacinto, O. A. (2020). Slavery today and its Social Impact. Advances in Applied Sociology, 10(03), 61-73.
Robbins, K. (Ed.). (2017). History of Oxford University Press: Volume IV. Oxford Scholarship Online.