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They were not free to leave before the end of their term of service, often 5, 7 or 10 years. However, unlike slaves, when their term of service was completed, indentured servants became free. They could then move wherever they wanted to go and receive pay for their work. Most American slaves did come from Africa.The majority of slaves who were brought to North America came from West Africa. They were captured and sold to slave traders. They were forced onto ships for the long journey to America.hey were not free to leave before the end of their term of service, often 5, 7 or 10 years. However, unlike slaves, when their term of service was completed, indentured servants became free. They could then move wherever they wanted to go and receive pay for their work. Most American slaves did come from Africa.
Some authors have traced the origin of the Slavs back to indigenous Iron Age tribes living in the valleys of the Oder and Vistula rivers (in present-day Poland and the Czech Republic) around the 1st century CE. This is, however, still a matter of debate. Based on archaeological evidence, we know that Proto-Slavic people were already active by 1,500 BCE within an area that stretched roughly from western Poland to the Dnieper River in Belarus.