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indentured servitude was highly used in the north, though there was some slavery for a little while.
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Did Plantation workers include indentured servants and slaves?
No. Indentured workers were very early in colonial history and slaves replaced them as workers.
How many indentured servants did colonial New York have?
New York had indentured servants and slaves.
How much are indentured servants in colonial New York?
Yes as well as slaves.
Why couldn't plantation owners in the colonial days use indentured servants?
Slaves cost much less: to buy and to care for than indentured servants.
Did Jamestown use slaves or indentured servants?
They used indentured servants.
Did colonial New Jersey have slaves or indentured servants?
Yes. New Jersey was on the south.Yes.
Did new England have indentured servants or slaves?
New England had indentured servants
Why did the Jamestown settlers want indentured servants and slaves?
When the colonies required indentured servants or slaves it was to do the work. The first slave arrived in Jamestown in 1609 and after tobacco got a start in the colony workers were needed. Indentured servants didn't work out as well, so more slaves were brought in than indentured servants.
How are slaves different to indentured servants?
Slaves are owned by other people. Indentured servants signed a 7 year contract and were free people.
What was one difference between slaves and indentured servants in 1700s colonial society?
Slavery was for life. Servitude was for a specified limited time.
Which colony has few slaves but many indentured servants?
The colony with few slaves but many indentured servants was Virginia. In the early days of the colony, before the widespread use of African slaves, indentured servants from England were a significant source of labor.
Indentured servants left plantations at the end of their contracts as time went on planters replaced indentured servants with?
Slaves
