These indentured servants were treated as slaves for the period during which they had sold their time to American employers.

这些契约仆人在将自己的时间卖给美国雇主的期间被当作奴隶对待。

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Surprisingly, Bailyn suggests that those who recruited indentured servants were the driving forces of transatlantic migration.

令人惊讶的是，贝林认为那些雇佣契约仆役的人是跨大西洋移民的驱动力。

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Bailyn's third proposition suggests two general patterns prevailing among the many thousands of migrants: one group came as indentured servants, another came to acquire land.

贝林的第三个主张提出了在成千上万的移民中普遍存在的两种模式：一种是契约仆役，另一种是为了获得土地。

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So on this key dimension, the absence of competition for college athletes, these athletes are in a much worse position, financially, than their counterparts in the days of indentured servants.

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Paying college athletes is one way to make college sports in particular less about powerful coaches and the interests of top schools and more about the individual players who currently serve as glorified indentured servants.

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Because of this cartel, and unlike their skilled counterparts in the days of indentured servants, college athletes cannot receive a cash inducement to sign up or the promise of a cash payment upon completion of their term.

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