Samella Lewis tells us that indentured servants were the earliest form of servitude in colonial America, before and after the Revolutionary War. Indentured servants are servants or bondage workers who are in a contract with an employer for a specified period of time, and are required to work in exchange for food, clothing, lodging and other necessities.
The industrial Revolution was the improvements in technology and new ways to work, Countries increased trade, and new resources were used in the industry to make food as well as clothing.