(89 words) With slavery, the people are considered property with little to no gain in return for their labor, whereas endentured servants willingly provide labor for the opportunity of possible transportaion, land, food, and shelter instead of being paid. Indentured servetude was a much nicer alternative to outright slavery, still for the most part keeping your rights and freedoms, and coming out on the other end with benefits. Most would argue that cha ttel slavery, being forcibly taken and put to work, is arguably a much worse fate, and for many, unsurvivable.